Seeds and Plants Imported

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. BUREAU' OF PLANT INDUSTRY—BULLETIN NO. 168.

B. T. fcfALLOWAY, Chief of Bureau.

SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED

DURING THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 1 TO.JUNE 30,1909:

> INVENTOKY No. 19; Nos. 25192 TO 25717.

ISSUED DECEMBER 29, 1909.

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WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1909. BULLETINS OF THfi BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY.

The scientific and technical publications of the Bureau of Plant Industry, which was organized July 1, 1901, are issued in a single series of bulletins, a list of which follows^ Attention is directed to the fact that the publications in this series are not for general distribution. The Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C, is authorized by law to sell them at cost, and to him all applications for these bulletins should be made, accompanied by a postal money order for the required amount, or by cash. Numbers omitted from this list can not be furnished. No. 1. The Relation of Lime and Magnesia to Plant Growth* 1901, Price, 10 cents. 2. Spermatogenesis and Fecundation of Zamia. 1901. Price, 20 cents. 3. Macaroni Wheats. 1901. Price, 20 cents. 4. Ran£e Improvement in Arizona. 1901. Price, 10 cents. 6. A List of American Varieties of Peppers. 1902. Price, 10 cents. 7. The Algerian Durum Wheats. 1902. Price, 15 cents. 8. A.Collection of Fungi Prepared for Distribution. 1902. Price, 10:cents. *j i 9.« Tt^ North American Species of Spartina. 1902. Price, 10 cents. V • 10. Records'of Seed Distribution, etc. 1902. Price, 10 cents. " ft. Johnson Grass. 1902. Price, 10 cents. 13. Range Improvement in Central Texas. 1902. Price, 10 cents. 14. The Decay of Timber and Methods of Preventing It. 1902. Price, 55 cents. 15. Forage Conditions on the Border of the Great Basin. 1902. Price, 15 cents. 17. Some Diseases of the Cowpea. 1902. Price, 10 cents. 18. Observations on the Mosaic Disease of Tobacco. 1902. Price, 15 cents. 19. Kentucky Bluegrass Seed. 1902. Price, 10 cents. 20. Manufacture of Semolina and Macaroni. 1902. Price, 15 cents. v 22. Injurious Effects of Premature Pollination. 1902. Price, 10 cents. 23. Berseeni: The Great Forage and Soiling Crop of Nile Valley. 1902. Price, 15 cents. 24. Unfermented Grape Must. 1902. Price, 10 cents. 25. Miscellaneous Papers. 1903. Price, 15 cents. 26. Spanish Almonds. 1902. Price, 15 cents. 27. Letters on Agriculture in the West Indies, Spain, etc. 1902. Price, 15 cents. 28. The Mango in Porto Rico. 1903. Price, 15 cents. 29. The Effect of Black-Rot on Turnips. 1903. Price, 15 cents. 31. Cultivated Forage Crops of the Northwestern States. 1902. Price, 10 cents. 32. A Disease of the White Ash. 1903. Price, 10 cents. 33. North American Species of Leptochloa. 1903. Price, 15 cents. 35. Recent Foreign Explorations. 1903. Price, 15 cents. 36. The " Bluing" of the Western Yellow Pine, etc, 1904. Price, 30 cents. 37. Formation of Spores in Sporangia of Rhizopus Nigricans, etc. 1903. Price, 15 cents. 38. Forage Conditions in Eastern Washington, etc. 1903. Price, 15 cents. , 39. The Propagation of the Easter Lily from Seed. 1903. Price, 10 cents. 41. The Commercial Grading of Corn. 1903. Price, 10 cents. 42. Three New Plant Introductions from Japan. 1903. Price 10 cents. 43. Japanese Bamboos. 1903. Price, 10 cents. 44. The Bitter-Rot of Apples. 1903. Price, 15 cents. 45. Physiological R61e of Mineral Nutrients in Plants. 1903. Price, 5 cents. s 46. Propagation of Tropical Fruit Trees and Other Plants. 1903. Price, 10 cents. ] 47. The Description of wheat Varieties. 1903. Price, 10 cents. 48. The Apple in Cold Storage. 1903. Price, 15 cents. 49. The Culture of the Central American Rubber Tree. 1903. Price, 25 cents. 50. Wild Rice: Its Uses and Propagation. 1903. Price, 10 cents. 51. Miscellaneous Papers. 1905. Price, 5 cents. 53* The Date Palm. 1904. Price, 20 cents. 64. Persian Gulf Dates. 1903. Price, 10 cents. 55. The Dry-Rot of Potatoes. 1904. Price, 10 cents. 56. Nomenclature of the Apple. 1905. Price, 30 cents. 57. Methods Used for Controlling Sand Dunes. 1904. Price, 10 cents. 58. The Vitality and Germination of Seeds. 1904. Price, 10 cents. J59. Pasture, Meadow, and Forage Crops in Nebraska. 1904. Price, 10 cents. 60. A Soft Rot of the Calla Lily. 1904. Price, 10 cents. 61. The Avocado in Florida. 1904. Price, 5 cents. 62. Notes on Egyptian Agriculture. 1904. Price, 10 cents. 63- Investigations of Rusts. 1904. Price, 10 cents. 64. Method of Destroying Algae, etc. 1904. Price, 5 Cents. 65. Reclamation of Cape Cod Sand Dunes. 1904. Price, 10 cents. 66. Seeds and Plants Imported. Inventory No. 10. 1905. Price, 20 cents. 67. Range Investigations in Arizona. 1904. Price, 15 cents. 68. North American Species of Agrostis. 1905. Price, 10 cents. 69. American Varieties of Lettuce. 1904. Price, 15 cents. 70. The Commercial Status of Durum Wheat. 1904. Price, 10 cents. 71. Soil Inoculation for Legumes. 1905. Price, 15 cents. 72. Miscellaneous Papers. 1905. Price, 5 cents. 73. The Development of Single-Germ Beet Seed. 1905. Price, 10 cents. 74. Prickly Pear and Other Cacti as Food for Stock. 1905. Price, 5 cents. 75. Range Management in the State of Washington. 1905. Price, 5 cents. 76. Copper as an Algieide and Disinfectant in Wrater Supplies. 1905. Price, 5 cents. 77. The Avocado, a Salad Fruit from the Tropics. 1905. Price, Scents. 79. Variability of Wheat Varieties in Resistance to Toxic Salts- 1905. Price, 5 cents. 80. Agricultural Explorations in Algeria. 1905. Price, 10 cents. 81. Evolution of Cellular Structures. 1905. Price, 5 cents. 82. Grass L

B. T. GALLOWAY, Chief of Bureau.

SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED

DURIN(J THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, l<>0<>:

INVENTORY No. 19; Nos. 25192 TO 25717.

ISSUED DECEMBER 29, 1909.

WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1909. BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY.

Chief of Bureau, BEVERLY T. GALLOWAY. Assistant Chief of Bureau, ALBERT F. WOODS. Editor, J. E. ROCKWELL. Chief Clerk. JAMES E. JONES.

FOREIGN SEED AND PLANT INTRODUCTION.

SCIENTIFIC STAFF. .

David Fairchild, Agricultural Explorer in Charge. P. II. Dorsett, Albert Mann, George W. Oliver, Walter Van Fleet, and Peter Bisset, Experts. Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer. H. V. Harlan, II. C. Skeels, and R. A. Young Assistants. Edward Goucher and P. J. Wester, Assistant Propagators. 168 2 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF, Washington, D. C., October 1, 1909, SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith and to recommend for publication as Bulletin No. 168 of the series of this Bureau the accom- panying manuscript, entitled u Seeds and Plants Imported during the Period from April 1 to June 30, 1909: Inventory No. 19; Nos. 25192 to 25717." This manuscript has been submitted by the Agricultural Explorer in Charge of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction with a view to publication. Respectfully, B. T. GALLOWAY, Chief of Bureau. Hon. JAMES WILSON, Secretary of Agriculture. 168 3

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Page. Introductory statement 7 Inventory 9 Index of common and scientific names 43 168 5

B. P. I.—518. SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED DURING THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1909: INVENTORY NO. 19; NOS. 25192 TO 25717.

INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT. The material listed in this nineteenth inventory of seeds and plants imported was secured almost entirely through friends and correspond- ents abroad and by the efforts of coworkers in this country. No agricultural explorers were in the field during the time covered, although three varieties of alfalfa and one of clover secured by Professor Hansen in central Asia are included here, having arrived too late for the last inventory, and as this inventory goes to press Mr. Frank N. Meyer is on his way to Chinese Turkestan, where he goes in search of hardy fruits, forage crops, and grains. The following are some of the more important items in this inventory : A collection of named German and other European varieties of alfalfa (Nos. 25193, 25194, 25257, and 25264 and following numbers) has been secured for the work in Plant Life History Investigations. Following the example of Louisiana and Hawaii, it is hoped that some valuable work can be done for the newly opened region in southern Texas with a fine collection of sugar-cane hybrids recently received at the South Texas Garden from the Harvard Botanic Station in Cuba (Nos. 25225 to 25242). A remarkable eucalypt hybrid (No. 25246) which comes true from seed, an acquisition from Algeria, should be of value to growers of these trees in California. A clover and three varieties of alfalfa, previously mentioned (No. 25276 and following numbers), were secured through Prof. N. E. Hansen on his central Asian journey, but arrived too late to be grouped with the forage crops described in the last inventory. The specialists in cereals of the Department of Agriculture and the state experiment stations making oat trials will undoubtedly find some good material in the collections from Spain, Ital}, and Koumania (No. 25317 and following numbers, No. 25351 and following numbers, and No. 25580 and following numbers). 168 7 8 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. Africa, the reputed home of the sorghum, has again contributed its quota for experiments in the Southwest in seventeen varieties from Togo (No. 25328 and following numbers). A wild red raspberry (No. 25466) from the Philippines is considered a possibility for breeding a desirable form for the South or for our tropical possessions. Mr. Husbands, of Limavida, Chile, has again sent the Department a collection of forest and ornamental trees and shrubs, together with forage crops and muskmelons adapted to the Pacific slope (No. 25470 and following numbers; No. 25611 and following numbers). Another collection of muskmelons (No. 25538 and following numbers), consisting of extra-choice winter varieties adapted to California conditions, has been received from the American vice-consul at Valen- cia, Spain. A curious rubber plant (No. 25547), only recently described, has been secured from Angola, West Africa. It is a slow-growing desert t}Tpe in which the rubber is stored up in turnip-shaped underground roots. It will be used for trials in methods of rapid propagation and selection. Nine varieties of rice from Trinidad (No. 25596 and following numbers) may prove valuable for the work of the Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station. Manchuria has contributed ten more varieties of soy beans (No. 25649 and following numbers) secured through the American consul at Newchwang. Collections of cereals, legumes, and sorghums from Abyssinia (No. 25666 and following numbers) and tropical legumes from Bombay, India (No. 25704 and following numbers), have added materially to the list of plants available for trial in the South. This nineteenth inventory contains 526 separate introductions, covering the quarter beginning April 1 and ending June 30, 1909. The material included was determined by Messrs. W. F. Wight and II. C. Skeels, while the manuscript was prepared by Miss Mary A. Austin. DAVID FAIRCIIILD, Agricultural Explorer in Charge.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN SEED AND PLANT INTRODUCTION, Washington, D. C., September 7, 1909. INVENTORY.

25192. MEDICAGO SATIVA L. Alfalfa. From Tulare, Cal. Grown by Mr. J. T. Hearss, of the agricultural substation. Presented by Director E. J. Wickson, through Mr. J. M. Westgate. Received April 1, 1909. "This was grown from 8. 1*. I. No. 1151, which was secured in Kopal, Siberia. It is considered to be the best variety of Turkestan alfalfa tested by the California experiment station. It has variegated flowers, as do commercial sand lucern, Grimm alfalfa, and several other hardy valuable strains." ( Wextgate.)

25193. MEDICAGO SATIVA L. Alfalfa. From Bargen, Baden, Germany. Secured from Mr. Adam Joos, Bargen, near Sinsheim, Baden; through Mr. Charles J. Brand. Received April 1, 1909. Alt-Deutsche Fraukisclie Inzerne. "This seed was grown in the valley of the Flsenz, a tributary of the Neckar. It is the practice in this section to leave either the first or second growth for the seed. When the first is left, harvesting is done in August. Mr. Joos states that old stands serve better for seed-producing purposes than young. Concerning the old German variety he says: 'This variety of clover is at home with us; it lias already been cultivated for centuries.' " (Brand.)

25194. MEDIOAGO SATIVA L. . Alfalfa. From Bavaria, Germany. Secured from Gutsbesitzer Heil, Tuckelhausen, near AViirzburg, Bavaria, through Mr. Charles J. Brand. Received April 1, 1909. Alt-Deutsche Frilnkisehe Inzerne. "(P. L. II. No. 34.37.) In the section from which this seed was procured, lucern left for seed is cut with the scythe, bound by hand into small bundles, and shocked. The second cutting is always used for seed production. '' (Brand.)

25195. ACTINIDIA ARGUTA (S. & Z.) Planch. From Taracol, Unsan, Korea. Presented by Mr. J. 1). Hubbard, metallurgist for the Oriental Consolidated Mining Company. Received April 1, 1909. "Seeds of the Korean 'tara,' or wild fig. In its wild state here the tara plant is a wonderfully tough and wiry vine that will climb up trees sometimes to a height of 30 feet. The fruit has a green skin and is the size of a date when ripe. The flavor is different from any fruit I ever tasted, and I come from California, the ' land of fruit.' I do not thmk the vines bear the rirst year, but after that profusely." (Hubbard.) 25196. CITRUS NOBILIS X AURANTIUM. Orange. From Algiers, Algeria. Presented by Dr. L. Trabut, botanist to the Govern- ment of Algeria, through Mr. Walter T. Swingle. Received April 5, 1909. Clementine. Budsticks procured for grafting purposes. "This new variety of tangerine orange is said to be very mild and to be a very bright red color. It was found in North Africa by Doctor Trabut and is considered by him to be a very promising novelty." (Swingle.) 11676—Bull. 168—09 2 9 10 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED.

25197. STIZOLOBIUM sp. From Homestead, Fla. Presented by Mr. Thomas Brewer, through Mr. P. J. Wester, in charge, Subtropical Garden, Miami, Fla. Received April 2, 1909. "I have originated a white velvet bean which has taken me four years to perfect from one lone white bean, and I think there is a great future for it, as this variety is good to eat cooked like lima beans, and four times as prolific. The beans seem to be more domesticated and a better strain than the old dog tick velvet beans, and I think will take their place entirely when introduced." (Brewer.) Similar to S. P. I. No. 24766. 25198 to 25203. MANIIIOT spp. Cassava. From Brazil. Presented by Mr. William Hope, Washington, I). C, through Mr. W. W. Tracy, sr. Received March 24, 1909. Numbered April 5, 1909. 25198. Mecadcna. 25201. f'tiereca. 25199. Miguel Preto. 25202. Tarcsa. 25200. Pinjh/f. 25203. Baliiana. 25204 to 25219. From Bremen, Germany. Presented by Dr. George Bitter, director, Botanical Garden. Received March 26, 1909. The following seeds: 25204. ClILORlS SI'HMUTlt'A II. P>. K. Distribution.—A native grass of Mexico, extending north as far as San Luis Potosi. . 25205. KRODIIM SEMENOVII Keg. Ac Herd. Distribution. — An annual plant, found in the valley of the Volga River and on the borders of the Caspian Sea in southeastern Russia. 25206 and 25207. FESTUCA ELATIOR L.

25208 and 25209. FESTIHA I:LATTOK ARIMHNAC I:A (Srhreb) Celak.

25210 and 25211. FESTIH A SPECTAUILIS Jan. Distribution.—A native of the mountainous regions of central Kurope, extending from the Tyrol into Croatia ami Dalmatki. 25212. GLYCINE IIISPIDA (Moench) Maxim Soybean. Brown. 25213. MEIJLOTIS MESSANENSIS (L. ) All. Distribution. — An annual plant, found in the countries bordering on the Mediterranean Sea.

25214. MELILOTIS SUAVEOLENS Ledeb. (?)

25215. MELILOTIS WOLGICA Poir. Distribution.—A native of the southern part of Russia.

25216. MELILOTUS sp. 25217. PHALARIS MINOR Ret/. Distribution.—A native of the countries bordering on the Mediterranean Sea, and cultivated or introduced in central Kurope. 25218. PHASEOLIS vrixJAKis L. 25219. PlILECM PANICULATIM Illlds. Distribution.—An annual grass, native of the countries of southern Kurope and extending east to Persia and Afghanistan. 168 APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1909. 11

25221. MEDICAUO SATIVA L. Alfalfa. From Rocky Ford, Colo. Grown by Mr. P. K. Blinn in 1907. Received through Mr. J. M. Westgate? fall of 1908. Guarcvnda. " Grown from No. 14972. Seventeen ounces of seed was secured from 50 individual plants, 6 months old, grown in cultivated rows 20 inches apart with the plants 20 inches apart in the rows." ( Westgate.)

25222 and 25223. MEDICAUO SATIVA L. Alfalfa. From Chillicothe, Tex. Grown by Mr. A. B. Conner, season of 1908. Received through Mr. J. M. Westgate, fall of 1908. 25222. "Grown from No. 12549. This alfalfa while not quite so hardy as ordinary western-grown alfalfa produces excellent yields of hay and seed in places where it does not winterkill." ( Westgate.) 25223. (hiaranda. "Grown from No. 14972. The heaviest seeding strain of any under test in the alfalfa nursery at Chillicothe." (Westgate.)

25224. HipPEASTRUM VITTATUM (LTHer.) Herbert. From Washington, D. C. Transferred to the Office of Foreign &eed and Plant Introduction by Mr. E. M. Byrnes, superintendent of Gardens and Grounds, United States Department of Agriculture, April 1, 1909. "Two-year-old hybrids, the result of crosses made by Mr. Byrnes in the spring of 1907 between a few unnamed varieties of different shades of color and markings. The bulbs are regarded by Mr. Byrnes as exceptionally large sized for their age and those which have bloomed so far as a decided improvement over the parents." (W. Fischer.)

25225 to 25242. SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM L. Sugar cane. From Central Soledad, Cienfuegos, Cuba. Presented by Mr. Robert M. Grey, Harvard Botanical Experiment Station. Received at the South Texas Gar- den, Brownsville, Tex., February 18, 1909. Numbered April 7, 1909. Descriptive notes on the following by Mr. E. C. Green: 25225. Barbados Xo. 109 9 X Ribbtm $. (Harvard No. 1.) (S. T. G. No. 2005.) Dark cream to brown; average length of joints 3 inches; average length of canes 4 feet 3 inches, diameter 1 inch. 25226. Barbados No. 109 9 X Ribbon $ . (Harvard No. 5.) (S. T. G. No. 2006.) Dark cream to brown; average length of joints 3^ inches; average length of canes 3 feet 6 inches, diameter \\ inches. 25227. Barbados No. 109 9 X Ribbon $ . (Harvard No. 12.) (S. T. G. No. 2007.) Dark cream to brown; average length of joints 3£ inches; average length of canes 4 feet, diameter 1J inches. 25228. Demarara No. 95 9 X Cr>/st(dl'ma. (Harvard No. 15.) (S. T. G. No. 2008.) Yellow to dark green; average length of joints 2| inches; length of canes 4 feet, diameter 1 inch. 25229. Demarara No. 95 9 X Crystallina. (Harvard No. 10.) (S. T. G. No. 2009.) Dark red; very stout; average length of joints 4 inches; average length of canes 4 feet 6 inches, diameter 1] inches. 108 12 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED.

25225 to 25242—Continued. 25230. Crystallina X Crystallina. (Harvard No. 17.) (8. T. G. No. 2010.) Dark red; very stout; prominent nodes; average length of joints 3J inches; average length of canes 2 feet 6 inches, diameter 1] inches. 25231. Harvard No. 208 X Ribbon. (Harvard No. 22.) (S. T. G. No. 2011.) Dark red; stout; joints 3} inches; canes average 3J feet in length, diameter 1J- inches. 25232. Jam No. 51 X Java No. 51. (Harvard No. 36.) (S. T. G. No. 2012.) Yellow to dark brown tinted with green; joints 3| inches long; average length of canes 5 feet 6 inches, diameter 1 inch. 25233. Java No. 51 X Java No. 51. (Harvard No. 45.) (S. T, G. No. 2021.) Red with yellow; joints 3£ inches long; prominent nodes; canes 4 feet long, diameter 1 inch. 25234. Barbados No. 109 £ X Ribbon $ . (Harvard No. 48.) (S. T. G. No. 2022.) Yellow; very stout; joints 3J inches long; canes 2 feet long, diameter 1J inches. 25235. Caledonia Queen X Crystallina. (Harvard No. 73.) (S. T. G. No. 2015.) Dark red; exceptionally stout; joints «U inches long; length of canes 4 feet 3 inches, diameter 1J inches. 25236. Barbados No. 109 X Crystallina. (Harvard No. 75.) (S. T. G. No. 2016.) Light green with yellow tints; joints 5 J- inches long; canes 4 feet long, stocky, diameter § inch. 25237. Barbados No. 109 X Crystallina. (Harvard No. 76.) (S. T. G. No. 2017.) Light green with yellow tints; joints 2i inches long; canes 2 feet long, stocky, diameter If inches. 25238. Barbados No. 109 X Crystallina. (Harvard No. 77.) (S. T. G. No. 2018.) Light green with yellow tints; joints 4 inches long; canes 2} feet long, diameter 1 inch. 25239. CryslalUna X Crystallina. (Harvard No. 198.) (8. T. G. No. 2019.) Dark red; joints 6 inches long; canes 5 feet long, diameter 1 inch. 25240. Crystallina X Crystallina. (Harvard No. 208.) (S. T. G. No. 2020.) Yellow with green stripes; joints 5 inches long; canes average 5 feet 3 inches. 25241. Java No. 51 X Java No. 51. (Harvard No. 37.) (S. T. G. No. 2013.) Dark red tinged with yellow; joints 6 inches long and very stout; length of canes 4 feet, diameter H inches. 25242. Barbados No. 109 X Crystallina. (Harvard No. 39.) (S. T. G. No. 2014.) Dark red; joints 5 inches long, stout; canes 4 feet long, diameter 1 \- inches. 25243. TRITICUM AESTIVUM L. Wheat. From Seoul, Korea. Presented by Mr. Thomas Sammons, American consul- general. Received April 7, 1909. "The Korean variety of wheat, although very poor, grows well." (Gammons.) 168 APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1909. 13

25244. MEDICAGO SATIVA L. Alfalfa. From Alma, Nebr. Grown in the summer of 1908 by Mr. Conrad Boehler. Received through Mr. J. M. Westgate, April 7, 1909. Grimm. "A Held of ordinary alfalfa was in bloom alongside of the field from wrhich this seed was obtained, and some cross-pollination may have taken place." ( Westgate.)

25245. ANACAKDIUM OCCIDENTALE L. Cashew. From Ancon, Canal Zone, Panama. Presented by Mr. H. F. Schultz. Received April 8, 1909. A yellow-fruited variety. See No. 5205 for description. Distribution.—A small tree, native of Tropical America, extending from Brazil north to Mexico and the West Indies. Cultivated and naturalized in India and other tropical countries.

25246. EUCALYPTUS TRABUTI Vilmorin. From Algeria. Presented by Dr. L. Trabut, government botanist, Mustapha- Alger, Algeria. Received April 7, 1909. "A hybrid of K. botryoides X rostrata. Tree very vigorous, wood very good, growth rapid, stem straight and high. Comes true to seed." {Trabut.)

25247 to 25250. IPOMOEA spp. From Miami, Fla. Procured from Mr. P. J. Wester, in charge, Subtropical (Jarden. Received April 8, 1909. Seed of each of the following. Procured for experiments being made by Prof. H. J. Webber, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. 25247. IPOMOEA NIXUATA Ortega. Distribution.—A native of the sandy shores from Georgia to Texas, and extending south through Central America into Brazil; also in the West Indies. 25248. IPOMOEA JALAPA (L.) Pursh. Distribution.—A native of America, being found on the sandy shores along the coast from South Carolina to Florida and in Mexico and the West Indies. 25249. IPOMOEA SETOSA Ker. Distribution.—A native of Brazil, and also found in Jamaica, probably introduced. 25250. IPOMOEA sp. " Found growing on wet land in the neighborhood." (Wester.)

25252. ZEA MAYS L. Corn. From a highland valley near Cuzco, Peru (11,500 feet). Presented by Mrs. Plarriet Chalmers Adams, Washington, D. C. February, 1909. " Red corn of the Quichuas." (Adams.)

25253. PELARGONIUM ODORATISSIMUM (L.) Ait. Rose geranium. From Valencia, Spain. Presented by Mr. J. L. Byrne, American vice and deputy consul, at the request of Mr. R. M. Bartleman, American consul, Madrid, Spain. Received April, 1909. "There is only one variety of the rose geranium cultivated in this region for its perfume. Judging from inquiries occasionally received at this consulate from Ameri- 168 14 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 25253—Continued. can horticulturists and perfumers, it would appear that an impression prevails in the United States that the rose geranium employed in the famous essence manufac- tory near this city is a special variety peculiar to the district. Such, however, is not the case, but the plants raised in the vicinity of Valencia have been distinguished from time immemorial by the intensity of their fragrance and the quantity of essential oil they yield, qualities which undoubtedly depend to some extent on local climatic and soil conditions, as the same geranium transplanted to other European countries, and even to other regions of Spain itself, loses considerably in this respect. The plants used in the purfume distillery are grown close to the sea on soil so extremely light and sandy that in some places it looks like a continuation of the seashore." (Byrne.)

25254. STIZOLOBIUM sp. From Yokohama, Japan. Purchased from the Yokohama Nursery Company. Received April, 1909. "This is widely cultivated in Hokkaido. The Useful 1''hints of Japan has to say: 1 Mucwia capitata Wight et Arn., Jap. Osliaraku-mame, llassho-mame; an annual leguminous climber cultivated in common dry land. The young soft grains are eaten boiled and have a taste of Viciafaba L., but this bean contains a poisonous ingredi- ent in a slight quantity; so it is advisable to eat moderately.' " ( Yokohama Nursery Company.) Note.—The above seed was sent in as Mucuna capitata; hence the description. 25255. PHASEOLUS ANGULAIUS (Willd.) W. F. Wight. Grown at Arlington Farm, Virginia, season of 1908. Received in the fall of 1908. ''Grown from Agros. No. 0516. This seed was received from the Tokyo Botanical Garden in 1907. The seed is a pale-straw color or nearly white, much lighter than any other variety yet obtained." (C. V. Piper.) 25256. DOLICHOS LABLAB L. Bonavist bean. From Paris, France. Purchased from Vilmorin-Andrieux

25261 and 25262. STIZOLOBIUM spp. From Saigon, Cochin China. Presented by the director of the Botanical Garden, through Mr. Jacob E. Conner, American consul. Received April 12, 1909. 25261. Florida velvet bean. 25262. Black seeded.

25263. STIZOLOBIUM sp. From Calcutta, India. Presented by Mr. William IT. Michael, consul-general, who procured them from the Reporter of Economic. Products to the Govern- ment of India. Received April 13, 1909. "These were collected from wild plants in the neighborhood of Calcutta, but the Mucuna (Stizolobium) can not be said to be cultivated here." (Michael.) 25264 to 25266. From province of Saxony, Germany. Secured from Mr. Ludwig Pfoh, Ober- Inspector des Ritterguts, Zoschen, near Merseburg, Germany, through Mr. Charles J. Brand. Received April 12, 1909. 25264. MEDICAGO SATIVA L. Alfalfa. Alt-Deutncln' Fn'uikiscJie luzerne. 25265. MEDICAUO SATIVA VAKIA (Mart) ITrb. Sand lucern. 25266. TRIFOLIUM PRATENNK L. Red clover. This sample of German red clover was grown from seed originally produced in Wi'irttemberg.

25267 and 25268. MEDICAGO spp. From Berlin, Germany. Secured from Metz

25269 and 25270. MEDIOAOO SATIVA L. Alfalfa. From Bucharest, Roumania. Secured from the Ministry of Agriculture, Indus- try, Commerce,

25274. LITCIII CHINUNSIS Sonner. Leitchee. From Fuchau, China. Received through Mr. Samuel L. Gracey, American consul, at the Plant Introduction Garden, Chico, Cal., March 30, 1909. For previous introductions, see No. 23202, etc. Distribution.—Native and cultivated in the southeastern part of China; also cultivated in India. A few plants of the species are reported as growing in the West Indies. 168 • 16 SKKDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED.

25276. TKIFOLIUM SUAVEOLKNS Willd. From Tashkent, Turkestan. Procured by Prof. N. E. Hansen, of the Agricul- tural Experiment Station, Rrookings, S. Dak., in 1908, while traveling as an agricultural explorer for the Department of Agriculture. Received April 12, 1909. Distribution.—See No. 24548.

25277 to 25279. MEDICAGO SATIVA L. Alfalfa. From Turkestan. Procured from Mr. IT. \V. Durrschmidt, Tashkent, Turkestan, by Prof. N. E. Hansen, of the Agricultural Experiment Station, Brookings, S. Dak., in 190S, while traveling as an agricultural explorer for the Depart- ment of Agriculture. Received February 28, 1909. 25277. Aulieata. 25278. Khiva. Polished by machine. 25279. Yernoe. Note.—A previous shipment of alfalfa (No. 28208), received under the name Yernoe, or TschUil', is presumably the same variety and from the Fame location as the above. "The Aulieata is from Aulieata, Semirechensk, north of Tashkent. The Ycrnoe is from Vernoe, Semirechensk, 600 versts northeast of Tashkent." (Uamen.)

52280. PISUM ARVENSE L. Field pea. From Nephi, Utah. Presented by Mr. F. I). Farrell, assistant agronomist, Agri- cultural Experiment Station, Logan, Utah. Received April 19, 1909. "These were grown in 1908, from seed obtained from Colorado. Variety not known. Best yielding variety in 1908/' (Farrell.)

25281. CAESALPINTA CORIARIA (Jacq.) Willd. Divi-divi. From Rio Hacha, Colombia. Presented by Sr. Jose Bolivir Nunez. Received April 17, 1909. See No. 28885 for description. Distribution.—A tree found in the southern part of Mexico, in the vicinity of Tehauntepec, and in Venezuela and the islands of Jamaica, Trinidad, and Haiti.

25309. AMYGDALUS PERSICA L. Peach. From Yokohama, Japan. Purchased from the Yokohama Nursery Company. Received April 21, 190<>. " Tens!tin blood peach." 25315. ZINZIBER OFFICINALE Rose. Ginger. From Sibpur, Calcutta, India. Presented by Prof. A. T. Cage, superintendent, Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. Received April 28, 1909. Procured for Dr. R. H. True's experiments.

25316. PlNUS (JERARDIANA Wall. From Fort Sandeman, Baluchistan. Procured from Lieut. Col. (}. C. Trench, I. A., political agent in Zhob. Received April 22, 1909, See No. 21819 for description. 168 APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1909. 17 25316—Continued. Distribution.—A large tree, native to the dry interior valleys of the Himalaya Moun- tains in the northern part of India and Afghanistan, rising to an elevation of 12,000 feet.

25317 and 25318. AVENA SATIVA L. Oat. From Madrid, Spain. Presented by Mr. R. M. Bartlenian, American consul. Received April 22, 1909. Seed of the following: 25317. " Spanish oats, first quality." 25318. '"Spanish oats, second quality."

25319. AVENA SATIVA L. Oat. From Toscana, Italy. Presented by Mr. Willy Midler, Hortns Xucerensis, Nocera Inferiore, Italy. Received April 1(5, 1909. " First quality oats."

25320 to 25323. AVENA SATIVA L. Oat. From Spain. Presented by Don Fmillano Lopez, Murcia, Spain. Received April 15, 1909. Seeds of each of the following: 25320. Hungrht. 25322. Lioscoln. 25321. Kirsche. 25323. Cignnte. 25324 to 25326. AVENA SATIVA L. Oat. From Valencia, Spain. Presented by Fscuela Pratica de Agricultura, at the request of Hon. Charles S. AYinans, American consul. Received April 22, 1909.

25327. MEDICAGO SATIVA L. Alfalfa. From Hamburg, Germany. Secured from R. Lief man Sons, Successors, through Mr. Charles ,1. Brand. Received April, 24, 1909. Aft-Dent sell e Friuikisciw luzernc. 25328 to 25344. From the district Sansane-Mangu, in the northern part of Togo, German West Africa. Presented by Doctor Meyer, Governor of Togo. Received April 7-7 1909. The following seeds collected December 28, 190S. Quoted notes by the collector; descriptions of varieties by Mr. Carleton R. Ball. 25328 to 25342. ANDROPOGON SORGHUM (L.) Brut. 25328. "Native name Aparhu, fofor. Grown on the lighter sandy soils of the grass steppe. An early variety, ripening in 4 months; 2 r or 3 meters high." Variety ovulifer Hack., form I, with black glumes and white seeds. Almost identical with S. P. I. No. 18180. 25329. "Native name Aparhi (rot). On light sandy soils. An early variety, growing 2 or 3 meters high." Variety ovulifer Hack., form II, with black glumes and reddish brown seeds. Fquivalent to S. P. I. No. 18198. lltiTtf—Bull. K)o—09 3 18 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED.

25328 to 25344—Continued. 25328 to 25342—Continued. 25330. "Native name Adyiba (rot). Lighter Handy soils containing swamp ore; 2 to 3 meters high. A late variety, ripening in 6 months. Used for flour and beer." Variety ovulifer Hack., form VI. Glumes dark reddish brown. Equivalent to S. P. I. No. 18189.. 25331. "Native name Adyiba (weiss). From same soil as preceding (S. P. I. No. 25330), and same description applies to it." Variety ovulifer Hack., form I, with black glumes and seeds white with a slight yellowish tinge. 25332. "Native name Banambo. Light sandy soils. Differs from preceding in color of seeds. More commonly used for flour making. Ripens in (> months." Variety ondifcr Hack., form I, wTith black glumes and seeds white with a slight yellowish tinge. 25333. "Native name Tyentyemjark. Light clay and sandy soils; 3 meters high. An early variety used for flour. Ripens in 5 months." Same as No. 25330; equivalent to S. P. I. No. 18190. 25334. "Native name Soch (Sopienge). Light clay and sandy soils. Grows 2 to 3 meters high. An early variety, ripening in 4 months. Used for flour because of the very white seed coats." Variety elegans Kcke. White seeded. 25335. "Native name Somong. Soils as in Togo No. 6 (S. P. I. No. 25333). Grows 2 to 3 meters high. Early ripening sort with white seeds like Togo No. 7 (S. P. I. No. 25334)." Variety elegans Kcke. A red-seeded form equivalent to S. P. I. No. 18196. 25336. "Native name Langpategu. Soils as in No. 6 (S. P. I. No. 25333). Heads shorter and more compact than in the preceding forms; white hulled. An early variety used for making beer and flour. The most prized variety of the Moba people." Represents the variety intermedius B. & P. Remarkable for its bluish gray seed; somewhat like a New Era cowpea in color. 25337. "Native name Pebate. Grows 3 to 4 meters high. A late ripening variety, requiring 6 months to mature." Variety elegans Kcke., having shorter, blunter, and more compressed glumes. 25338. "Native name Tanyou (lila)." Variety intermedius B. & P. Very similar to S. P. I. No. 25336. 25339. "Native name Nyumbayone bimle (Doppelfrucht). Originally from Haut Senegal, Guinea. In this variety the black glumes contain always 2 kidney-shaped white seeds." Belongs apparently to variety elegans Kcke., but differs from all other forms in having 2 seeds to each spikelet, a condition which occurs in a number of varieties from India. 25340. "Native name Beninga (Pferdefutter). With specially hard- hulled seeds. Used for horse feed." Probably variety bicolor Kcke. Seeds pure white, equaled in length by the jet-black shining glumes, a form not previously reported from Togoland. 25341. "Native name Ehpeto (gelb). Grows 3 to 4 meters high. A late ripening sort, requiring 7 months. The meal has a somewhat bitter taste." Belongs to variety kerrthigianus, subvariety sulfiirens B. & P. Remarkable for its sulphur-yellow seed. Equivalent to S. P. I. No. 18147. 168 APK1L 1 TO JUNE 30, 1909. 19 25328 to 25344—Continued. 25328 to 25342—Continued. 25342. "Native name Soiemondi. From light sandy soils; 3 meters high; a late ripening variety. The leaves contain a coloring matter used for cloth and leather; otherwise used only for chicken feed." Variety coforans Pilger. Seeds of this variety are used for producing a red color or by the addition of the leaves of certain trees they may be used for producing a black color. Equivalent to S. P. I. No. 18165. 25343 and 25344. PEXXIKETTM AMERICAXUM (L.) Schum. Pearl millet. 25343. "Native name X;/ej>f' (weiss). Grown on the lighter sandy soils; 1.5 meters high." 25344. "Native name Xi/epf (dunkel). Grown on the lighter sandy soils; 1 to 1.5 meters high."

25347. MUCUNA ATROPUKPURKA (Roxb.) DC. From Peradeniya, Ceylon. Presented by Dr. John C. Willis, director, Royal Botanic Garden. Received April 2',), 1909. Distribution.—A woody climber, native of the plains of India and Ceylon.

25350. CHALCAS PANICULATUS L. From Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by Dr. M. Treub, director, Botanic Gardens. Received April 30, 1909. " The wood is close grained, hard, white, and has been used for wood engraving." (Brandis, Forest Flora of India.) Distribution.—A tree or shrub, native of southeastern Asia, where it rises to an elevation of 4,500 feet in the Himalaya Mountains, and of the Malay Archipelago and Australia. Cultivated in gardens as an ornamental in its native countries and in southern Florida and California; also used as a greenhouse plant.

25351 to 25371. From Madrid, Spain. Presented by Dr. Luis Atrido y Ramos, director, Botanic Gardens. Received April 13, 1909. The following seeds: 25351. A VEX A NIDA L. 25352. A VENA PLANICTLMIS Schrad. Distribution.—A native of the meadows in the mountainous parts of southern Europe and Asia Minor. 25353 to 25360. AVENA SATIVA L. 25361 to 25363. AVENA STEKILIS L. Distribution.—A native of the Mediterranean region, found as a weed in cultivated tields. 25364. AVENA STRKJOSA Schreb. Distribution.—A native of Europe and western Asia, cultivated and occurring as a weed in cultivated iields. 25365 to 25367. AVENA sp. 25368. DKSCHAMPSIA ALPINA ( L.) R. &S Distribution.—A native of northern Europe, being found mostly along streams and on lake shores. 168 20 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 25351 to 25371—Continued. 25369 to 25371. DESCHAMPSIA ATROPURPUREA (Wahlenb.) Scheele. Distribution.—A native of arctic regions, extending from Alaska to Labra- dor, and in northern Europe and Siberia.

25389 and 25390. A VENA SATIVA L. Oat. From Seville, Spain. Presented by Mr. R. L. Sprague, American consul, Gibraltar, Spain. Received April 30, 1909.

25435. LECYTHIS USITATA Miers. (0 Sapucaia nut. From Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies. Presented by Dr. E. Andre. Received May 1, 1909. "This is the species which produces the well-known sapucaia nuts of commerce; it abounds in the island of Caripe and other parts of the province of Para (Brazil)." (/. Miers, Transactions, Linniean Society, vol. 30, p. 208.)

25436. TUMBOA BAINESII Hook. f. From German Southwest Africa. Presented by Prof. J. Burtt Davy, government agrostologist and botanist, Transvaal Department of Agriculture, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Received May 1, 1909. " A peculiar and rare monotypic plant of the deserts of German Southwest Africa. The short stem produces at its swollen apex, besides the cotyledons, in its entire life- time only a single pair of yard-long ribbonlike leaves between which are borne the conelike inflorescences. The plant represents in its development (like Gnetum, see No. 19093) a transition stage between the lower gymnosperms, like the pines, and the angiosperms, or flowering plants." ( W. Fischer.) Distribution.—A native of the stony desert plains in the vicinity of Mossamedes and Cape Negro in Portuguese West Africa, and in Damara-land in German West Africa. Note.—This plant is the Welwitschia miriabilis of the botanical text-books and is as yet not generally known to the general reader under the above Latin name. 25437 to 25440. From China. Procured from Mr. H. J. Openshaw, Yachow, Szechwan Province, via Chungking, West China. Received March 3, 1909. The following seeds; Chinese names given by Mr. Openshaw. 25437 and 25438. GLYCINE HISPIDA (Moench) Maxim. Soy bean. 25437. Huang dou. Looks like Acme. 25438. Lu dou. Very similar to Gueiph. 25439. PISUM ARVENSE L. Field pea. Wan dou. 25440. DOLICHOS LABLAB L. Bonavist bean. Beh pien dou. White.

25464. CUCUMIS MELO L. Muskmelon. From Yokohama, Japan. Purchased from the Yokohama Nursery Company. Received May 5, 1909. Makuwa-uri. 168 APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1909. 21

25464—Continued. " This is produced much in the village Makuwa, in the province of Mino, whence the name is derived. The male and female flowers are grown separately on the same vine. The fruits ripen in midsummer. They are oval shaped, about 5 inches long, and of a yellow color, with longitudinal stripes. They are eaten 1 or 2 days after having been collected, and are very sweet and delicious. There are several varieties of different colors and forms." (Yokohama Nursery Company.)

25465. MELILOTUS INDICA (L.) All. Melilot. From King Island. Presented by Mr, Henry S. Baker, American consul, Hobart, Tasmania. Received April 20, 1909. This yellow-flowered melilot, which has made for itself such an enviable reputa- tion in the improvement of the soil of King Island, was introduced there supposedly from the mattresses left on the shore by sailors or washed up on the beach from wrecks of vessels along the coast. Mr. Henry D. Baker, American consul, Hobart, Tasmania, has furnished the following information about its usefulness on King Island: Melilot has in the last few years transformed the island, which seemed absolutely barren or given up to worthless vegetation, including chiefly bracken fern and ti-tree scrub, Tussock grasses and rushes, into what is now the most profit- able grazing and fattening area in Australasia. It has grown even on raw white sand near the seashore, and in the course of 5 or 6 years has transformed the soil into rich, dark-brown, almost black loam, and made it capable of growing good crops of oats, lucern, etc. Land which half a dozen years ago was worth only a little over one dollar an acre now has an assessed valuation, where melilot is thriv- ing, of about 35 dollars an acre. Not until there had been severe fires over the island did the growth of melilot become luxuriant or have its usefulness recognized. The seed, encased in a hard shell, appears to germinate more quickly when this shell has been cracked open by fire. Farmers, in securing a stand of melilot on new ground, sow the seed in the scrub and bracken ferns late in the fall or winter and then burn off the brush. This burning of the brush adds potash to the soil and covers the seed, and also im- proves the germination, as stated previously. If a rain follows the fire, the seed usually germinates quickly and an excellent growth is secured. This melilot is strictly an annual and dies off each year, the practice being to burn the old stems in January and February. This burning clears the soil of rubbish, and the stand of melilot becomes more perfect each season. Melilot, in the latter part of November, was on the average about 3 feet high. Cut for hay about the middle of December, it makes splendid feed and all stock like it in this form. The estimated average yield of melilot in dry hay is 21 tons per acre. Melilot-fed horses are of great size and strength, and have great endurance. Mr. Baker suggests that melilot might possibly be introduced to advantage on the sandy wastes along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States, where the climatic conditions are not unlike those of King Island, which is intercepted by the fortieth degree of south latitude and normally has a good rainfall. It would be a mistake to consider melilot better than alfalfa or other useful home fodders, its advantage being in its ability to redeem poor land. On very fertile soil in New South Wales and Victoria it has proved a rather baneful weed.

25466. RUBUS sp. Raspberry. From Bataan Mountains, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. William S. Lyon, Gardens of Nagtajan, Manila, Philippine Islands. Received May 7,1909. 168 22 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 25466—Continued. "A rather promising and prolific wild red raspberry. It was in fully ripe fruit March 1 and found at 3,700 feet altitude on dry, rocky, sterile ridges. Should prove hardy. A little dry (not offensively so) and quite as showy as the best garden Cuthbert I ever recall seeing." (Li/on.)

25467. SOLANUM ZUCCAGXIANUM Dlllial. Grown at Miami, Fla., by Mr. P. J. Wester, in charge, Subtropical Garden. Numbered for convenience in recording distribution, May 8, 1909. An herbaceous plant, growing about 2 feet high, with smooth, ovate, wavy- margined leaves on long petioles. The flowers are white, borne in clusters of 1 to 3 or more, on short, drooping stems. The fruit is round, about I inch in diameter, roughened and furrowed, becoming red when ripe.

25468. (JLYCINK HISPIDA (Moench) Maxim. Soy bean. From Madison, Wis. Purchased from the L. L. Olds Seed Company. Received May 8, 1909. Wisconsin Black. " This variety has proved to be one of the earliest growing in Wisconsin, but gives a relatively poor yield of seed and forage. While the records are somewhat incomplete, it is almost certainly the direct descendent of S. P. I. No. 5039." (C. V. Piper.)

25469. OKYZA SATIVA L. Rice. From Canton, China. Presented by Mr. Leo Bergholz, American consul- general, at the request of Mr. Amos P. Wilder, American consul-general, Hongkong, China. Received May 8, 1909. Szemiu. '' This is absolutely the best rice grown within this province.'' (Bergholz.) 25470 to 25504. From Chile. Received through Mr. Jose D. Husbands, Liiruividii, Chile, April 27, 1909. Seed of each of the following. Quoted notes by Mr. Husbands. 25470. LAPAGERIA ROSEA R. & P. "Coigue. A comestible fruit and handsome evergreen vine, very like ("ojngue; strange flowers, medicinal; thrives in the shade on damp soil." Distribution. — An evergreen vine, found climbing over trees and shrubs in the woods about Concepcion and in the valley of the Rio Itata, in Chile. 25471. Ac A EN A sp. "Cadillo." 25472. RUMEX ROMASSA Remy. " A pest plant that will grow dry anywhere; the leaves are eaten like spinach; animals eat the leaves of this class from the south of Puerto Montt. Might serve to start vegetation in some barren place. Medicinal." Distribution.—An herbaceous plant, found growing around the villages and along the roadsides in the provinces of Chiloe and Valdivia, in Chile. 25473. GREIOIA LANDBECKT (Lechl.) Philippi. " CJiupones from Chiloe." Distribution.—A native of the mountainous coast of Chile, in the province of Valdivia. 168 APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1909. 23 25470 to 25504—Continued. 25474. SALIX HI'MBOLDTIANA Willd. "Wild willow; grows in the sand near rivers. Medicinal." Distribution.—A native of Central and South America, extending from southern Mexico through Colombia to Chile and Brazil. 25475. (Undetermined.) "Forest trees from near Puerto Montt." 25476. GREIGIA SPIIACELATA (R. & P.) Regel. " Chupones from Valdivia." Distribution.—A native of damp, shady places in the vicinity of Concepcion, Chile. 25477. GUNNERA enILENSIS Lam. "Pangue, from Puerto Montt. Comestible by man and beast; ornamental; medicinal; needs very damp or wet soil or water." Distribution.—A large-leaved herbaceous perennial found in shallow water and swamps in Chile. 25478. SOPHORA MACROCARPA Smith. "Maya. A treelet with large bunches of beautiful yellow flowers." Distribution.—A shrub or small tree, with racemes of yellow flowers, native of Chile. 25479. SOPIIORA TETRAPTERA J. Mill. " Pelu. One of the finest flowering forest trees; wood extra valuable; yellow flowers." Distribution.—A shrub or small tree, native of New Zealand, Lord Howe Island, Juan Fernandez, and Chile. Several varieties are in cultivation. 25480. PUYSALIS sp. " Capuchinos. A wild, comestible hooded tomato; round; yellow; f to | inch in diameter; a smooth ball. Perennial." 25481. GALEC,A OFFICIXALIS L. " Plant like alfalfa. Two plants found growing in a sand island of the river Mata Quita. The habits, growth, and flowers are like alfalfa; steins hollow and when cut plant grows again quickly; seed pods different. Has a large dense leaf growth. Cattle eat this, but not horses. I should like to know what would come of crossing this with alfalfa." 25482. (Undetermined.) 25483 and 25484. MEDICAGO SATIVA L. Alfalfa. 25483. "A wild sort from the cordillera; a single plant found in the midst of the woods. The same as cultivated sorts. Flowers very dark; might be so from the wood shade." 25484. "Same as above (S. P. I. No. 25483); another plant in a dis- tant part." 25485 and 25486. TRIFOLIITM IIYBRIDUM L. Alsike clover. 25485. "Crimson wild sort; beautiful." 25486. "White wild sort," 25487. TRIFOLITM PRATEXSE L. Red clover. "Pink, large, cone-shaped flowers; wild." 168 24 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 25470 to 25504—Continued. 25488. (Undetermined.) (Aste/aee;e.) "A perennial plant; whitish leaves; pink flowers; might serve as a fodder plant. Cattle and mules eat it; grows dry in pure sand near vast river beds." 25489. CRINODENDKON PATACJUA Molina. "Patagua. A beautiful, evergreen shade tree; drooping, white, bell-shaped flowers; tree formed like a weeping willow. Needs damp soil, beside running water, swamps, etc. Lumber lasts long dry. Bad for fuel wood." Distribution.—A medium-sized tree, growing in the low, swampy woods in the vicinity of Puchacay and Itata, and in the province of Maule, in Chile.

25490. EUCRYPHIA CORDIFOLIA Cav. 11 Ulmo is a hardy giant Chilean forest tree, known from Chile to Victoria as ulmo; farther south to Valdi via, Chiloe, and in the far south it is called muermo. The wood is hard, fine, and extra durable in water; is largely used for piles driven in the sea, in naval construction, furniture, the industries, etc. Its planks and knees are better than live oak for shipbuilding. The bark and scraped wood contain a great quantity of tannin and are largely used for tanning. The wood shavings are used anywhere that tarmic acid is required instead of the acid itself. In combination with linge ( Pcrsea lingue) the ulmo ha,s special merits for tanning. "As a tree ulmo is one of the largest and is extremely handsome; its dark, evergreen, lustrous leaves are so whitened underneath as to be very ornamental. When in flower it is gloriously beautiful. The shape of its white flowers is similar to that of the apple or quince, about 2 inches in diameter. The entire tree is actually covered with immense grand bunches of these flowers, forming an ideal fairy tree of snow, whose bloom is deliciously and in- comparably fragrant. "The ulmo is not particular as to soil, but, like linge, needs those that are very damp or wet; in fact, they always grow together as comrades, linge en- hancing the beauteous bloom of the ulmo upon its superbly dark evergreen leaves.'' Distribution. — A tall, white-flowered tree, native of the region around San Carlos, in Chile. 25491 and 25492. EMBOTHRIUM COCCINUITM Forst. 25491. From Puerto Montt. 25492. From Chiloe. " Ciruelillu. A beautiful flowering tree; blossoms red." Distribution.—A native of the southern part- of Chile. 25493. WEINMANNIA TRICHOSPERMA Cav. Ten hi. Distribution.—A small tree, found in the region of San Carlos, in Chile. 25494 to 25503. CUCUMIS MELO L. Muskmelon. "All sweet; thick flesh; good size; grown dry on low lands where corn and watermelons dried up on account of the unusual drought. Melons grown with much less moisture than watermelons and have no diseases like the latter. Every number is a different kind." 25504. CITRULLUS VULGARIS Schrad. Watermelon. 168 APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1909. 25

25505. MANGIEERA INDICA L. Mango. From Miami, Fla. Received from Mr. P. J. Wester, in charge, Subtropical Garden, May 24, 1909. (iopalbhog. "The plant from which this inarch was taken was sent to the garden in 1906 by Mr. E. N. Reasoner, of the Royal Palm Nurseries, Oneco, Fla., who imported it from India in 1904." ( Wester.)

25506. CITRUS DECUMANA (L.) Murr. Pomelo. From Amoy, China. Presented by Mr. Julean H. Arnold, American consul. Received at the Plant Introduction Garden, Chico, Cal. April 10, 1909. A'tnoff. See No. 21S70 for previous introduction and note.

25507. MANIHOT DICHOTOMA Tie. From Bahia, Brazil. Presented by Mr. Stevenson, agent of the Royal Mail Company. Received May 25, 1909. Manitoba de Jequie. "The Manigoba de Jequie differs from the Manihot glaziorii (Muell.) Arg. in having 3 to 5 lobed leaves, and longer seeds. The tree composes about half of the forest on many of the slopes of the mountains in its native region, and furnishes four to five hundred tons of rubber each year. The plant has only been known since 1901, and the cultivated plantations are just ready to be tapped for the lirst time." (U/e, Tropenpjlanzer, vol. 11, p. 86 J. ) Distribution.—A tree, native of the mountainous region between the Rio Para- guassu and the Rio de Contas, in the eastern part of the province of Bahia, in Brazil.

25508. SCIIOENOCAULOX GFiiciNALE (Schlecht.) Gray. Sebadilla. From New York, N. Y. Presented by Lanman & Kemp, at the request of Dr. L. O. Howard, entomologist. Received May 20, 1909. See No. 24195 for description. Distribution.—A native of southern Mexico, in the vicinity of Zimapan, Orizaba, and Yera Cruz, and also of Guatemala and Venezuela.

25509. CITRUS DECUMANA (L.) Murr. Pomelo. From Daunt, Cal. Presented by Mr. A. W. Patton, at the request of Mr. Carl Purely, Ukiah, Cal. Received May 27} 1909. "This fruit is undoubtedly line, but the tree has little or no history. It was put out by Mr. A. M. Cobuni 10 or ,12 years ago. He got the trees from Los Angeles. The only reason we can give for the fruit being extra good is the climatic conditions which prevail here in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains." (Patton.)

25510. ASTRAGALUS «p. From Mongolia. Presented by Mr. W. W. Rockhill, American minister, Peking, China, who procured it from Monseigneur Bermyn, Bishop of West Mongolia. Received May 5, 1909. White flowered.

25511. EUPHORBIA ANTISIPHYLITICA ZUCC. Candelillo. From Saltillo, Mexico. Presented by Mr. J. R. Silliman. Received May 12, 1909. 168 26 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 25511—Continued. "A wild euphorbiaceous Mexican plant which is of great interest because the dry stems yield, it is claimed, from 3 to 5 per cent of a fine hard wax which seems suited to coating phonograph cylinders and similar uses. Grows in the dry semidesert regions of north-central Mexico, Lower California, and southwest Texas." ( Frederic Chisolm.) Distribution.—A native of the sandy and stony slopes in the Rio Grande Valley, in Texas and Mexico.

25512. VIGNA UNGUIOULATA (L.) Walp. Cowpea. From New Orleans, La. Purchased from the J. Steckler Seed Company. Received April 29, 1909. Steckler'''s Improved Louisiana Wild. " This variety, which is really a mixture of varieties, is naturalized in parts of Louisiana, where it volunteers from year to year. It has been grown at Arlington Farm, Virginia, for the past 3 years, and proves to be a tall, upright, quite leafy, late variety. Too late for this latitude, but would probably be a valuable variety for Florida, where lateness is desired." ((\ 1". Piper.)

25513. GERBERA JAMESONI Bolus. Barberton daisy. From Cape Town, South Africa. Presented by Mr. H. J. Chalwin, superintendent, Public Gardens. Received May 1, 1909. " This has a beautiful flower, orange-red in color." (Chalwin.) Distribution.—A native of the Transvaal region of South Africa, especially in the vicinity of Barberton.

25514. MUCUNA GTGANTEA (Willd.) DC. From Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia. Presented to Mr. J. H. Maiden, director and government botanist, Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Re- ceived May 12, 1909. " This is a tall tree-climbing tropical plant, extending over East India and the Malayan and South Pacific Islands. In New South Wales it only occurs in the northern districts." {Maiden.)

25515. CYPHOMANDRA BETACEA (Cav.) Sendt. Tree tomato. From Kingston, Jamaica. Presented by Mr. W. Harris, superintendent, Hope Botanic Gardens. Received May 13, 1909. See No. 12758 for description. Distribution.—Native and cultivated in Central and South America, extending south to the vicinity of Buenos Aires. Also cultivated in the West Indies, in the Mediterranean region, and other countries. 25516 and 25517. From Gobindapur, India. Presented by Mr. A. C. Roy, secretary, Comilla Vic- toria College. Received April 19, 1909. Seed of each of the following: 25516. PHASEOLUS RADIATUS L. Black. 25517. LATHYRITS SATTVUS L. 168 APETL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1909. 27

25518 and 25519. AVENA SATIVA L. Oat. From Maritime Alps, i. e., near Tenda, Italy. Presented by Mr. Alwin Berger, La Mortola, Ventimiglia, Italy. Received May 6, 1909. Seed of each of the following: 25518. (Marked No. 1.) 25519. (Marked No. 2.)

25520 and 25521. OLEA VERRUCOSA (R. & S.) Link. Wild olive. From Wellington, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Presented by Mr. Charles P. Lounsbury, government entomologist, Cape of Good Hope, Department of Agriculture, Cape Town, South Africa. Received May 18, 1909. 25520. Cuttings. 25521. Seeds. See Nos. 9124 and 9559 for previous introductions. Distribution.—A tree, native of the southern part of Africa, extending from the Cape of Good Hope to the Transvaal region.

25522. LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM Lam. Rye-grass. From Westerlee, Groningen, Holland. Presented by Hommo Ten Have. Re- ceived May 19, 1909. Western Wolths. "This new grass was produced by selection from ordinary rye- grass in the county of Westerwolde, Holland, near the German frontier. In appearance the seed can not be distinguished from Italian rye-grass, but Western Wolths grass is strictly an annual plant and far surpasses Italian rye-grass in the rapidity of its growth and the weight of herbage. On good soils, when top-dressed with nitrate of soda, it may be cut 5 or 6 times during the summer. It will thrive on almost all soils, but best results are obtained on heavy loam, clay, or land of a somewhat damp character." (Extract from circular issued by Hommo Ten Hare, wholesale seed merchant, Westerlee, Groningen, Holland.)

25523. PIIASEOLUS CALCARATUS Roxb. Grown at Arlington Farm, Virginia, season of 1908, under temporary No. 0513. Received fall of 1908. UA small red-seeded variety, obtained from the Tokyo Botanic Garden, Tokyo, Japan, in 1906." (0. V. Piper.)

25524 and 25525. CYNARA SCOLYMUS L. Artichoke. From Paris, France. Purchased from Yilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Received May 12 and 13, 1909. Seeds of the following: 25524. Green Provence. 25525. Perpetual.

25527. BUCHANANIA LATIFOLIA Roxb. From Kavali, Nellore District, India. Presented by Rev. E. Bullard. Received May 17, 1909. "This is called in the Lelugu language sara tree. The fruit is gathered and the pulp being removed the seed is cracked and the inside kernels are eaten as we eat nuts. It is very rich and is considered to be very nice and is eaten roasted a little and, if desired, with honey or salt; it is very wholesome, but should be eaten in small 168 28 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 25527—Continued. quantities only at a time, nay not more than a handful of the fruit at a time. The outside part of the fruit is also eaten. The inner part of the seed is sold at the rate of about 20 cents a quart measure full. The tree grows about as high as a small orange tree." ( Bullard.) 11A large tree belonging to the Anacardiaceye, to which the pistache nut and cashew nut also belong. Its characteristic bark makes this tree conspicuous wherever it is found. On dry hills like the Siwalik Range it is very useful in covering the ground, and it is equally at home on newly formed landslips as on gentle slopes with fairly good soil. The wood is of poor quality. Brand is says the bark is used for tanning. It gives a gum copiously in large irregular pieces; this gum is only partially soluble in water (about 10 per cent insoluble), but what is soluble gives a good mucilage, and it has been reported as likely to be useful for cheap manufacturing purposes and valued at 20s. per cwt." ( Extract from Gamble's Manual of Indian Timber*.) Distribution.—Found in the hot, dry parts of India, from Kumaon and Oudh, through central India, and into Burma and Tenasserim, in the eastern peninsula. 25528 to 25530. From Paraguay, South America. Presented by Mr. Thomas Rufrin Gwynn, Capilla Horqueta, Hepartamento de V. Conception. Received May 19, 1909. The following seeds: 25528. ROLLINIA EMARGINATA Schlecht. (?) "Chirvmouia (araticuy). It is a large fruit, aromatic to the utmost; seed full of oil." (Gwynn.) Distribution.—A native of southern Brazil and the northern parts of Argen- tina and Paraguay. 25529. ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS St. Hil. "Yerba (caii). The tea of this country. To procure plants from this seed it will be necessary to put it in hot water of about 90° F. for 26 hours, then plant in a hotbed, the seed being buried about J inch under a soft mold, con- stantly watered every day. When large enough to harvest, you cut all the limbs and twigs, scorch well, and dry twigs and leaves over a hot fire, after which twigs and leaves are ground fine and used as tea, being put in a small gourd with hot water poured on, and a tube perforated at the bottom to suck up the same.'' ( Gwtjnn.) Distribution.—A native of Paraguay and cultivated in Argentina and Brazil. 25530. BOMBAX sp. "Vegetable silk (paina), used here for pillows and mattresses, though some fine hammocks and shawls have been woven out of it. This plant opens its pod in July and August here, representing October and November with us." (Gwynn.)

25532. GLADIOLUS sp. From Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Presented by Mr. F. T. Nicholson, secretary, Transvaal Agricultural Union. Received May 21, 1909. 25533 and 25534. From Ancon, Canal Zone, Panama. Presented by Mr. H. F. Schultz. Received May 27, 1909. 168 APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1909. 29 25533 and 25534—Continued. The following seeds: 25533. PRITCHARDIA PACIFICA Seem.

25535 and 25536. BELOU MARMELOS (L.) W. F. Wight. Bael. From India. Presented by Mr. A. Howard, Imperial Department of Agriculture, Pusa, Bengal. Received April 30, 1909. Seed of each of the following: 25535. A variety from Madhaipore, near Dalsing Serai. 25536. A small variety from Dalsing Serai, Tirhoot, which is considered to have a good flavor. See Nos. 22957 and 24450 for general descriptive notes. Distribution.—A small tree, native of India, being found on dry hills from Jhelum to Assam and south to Travancor.

25537. MEDICAGO SATIVA L. Alfalfa. From Mitchell, S. Dak. Presented by Prof. W. A. Wheeler. Received May 29, 1909. Baltic. u Grown from S. D. No. 167. This strain, -which was originally secured near Baltic, S. Dak., has proved extremely hardy and drought resistant; it possesses the same variegated flowers that are to be observed in the Grimm alfalfa and the commercial sand lucern." («/. M. Westgate.)

25538 to 25540. CUCUMIS MELO L. Muskmelon. From Spain. Presented by J. Lapoulide & Co., Madrid, at the request of Hon. Maddin Summers, American vice-consul. Received May 20, 1909. "Three varieties, as follows: From A Mover, large and sweet. From Valencia, early and very productive. From Villaconejo, valuable for its keeping qualities." (Lapoulide & Co.) "I frankly believe that the introduction of these muskmelons in the United States is a most important matter. The fact is I know of no plant that can equal this one in intrinsic value to the farmer. To say that a successful cultivation of it may mean millions is very little. It means hundreds of millions in time and will be a boon to our farmers entirely unexpected. "It has been a mania of mine for years, but 1 have had difficulty in getting some one interested in the matter. In my humble opinion if we can introduce this product, my work as consul here will be well crowned, as the results will be incalculable. "I do not know if you exactly appreciate the magnificence of this fruit. Our cantaloupes and other classes of melons are common as compared with a first-class Spanish ' melon.' During the month of January and February I had a large lot hanging in my cellars suspended by hemp coverings. Several very prominent New York club men, who were very particular about their menus and criticised the Hotel de la Paix and the Hotel de Paris for their food, dined with us. It appears that their great complaint came from the fact that in Spain, a country famous for its fruits, they could find nothing that warranted this 'faina.' 30 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 25538 to 25540—Continued. "I then put several melons on ice—imagine in February—and they were served. At first they hesitated, and could not believe that a green looking melon, at that time of the year, could be eaten. They tried it, and asked that others be put on ice, as they had never tasted so delicious a fruit in their lives. They took with them a large quantity and asked me the address of a dealer to have a lot sent to them in New York. The next day they wrote me a letter and asked if they could come to tea and if I would have some more of these melons on ice. "This fact will show you really what they are. These melons can easily be kept until March by paying great attention to the dryness of the cellars where they are kept. The yield per acre is very large and the great question is to obtain pure seeds. There are, however, planters who pay great attention to the matter and grow on their estates only the pure melon. In Guadalajara there are some and in Valencia there are the best. "They are never hung in the sun to ripen. They are picked just before ripening, covered with a jute net, and hung up in a dark, dry place. When they are to be eaten they are taken out, hung in the sun for a short time, and when soft at the ends are ready for use." (Extract from letter of Hon. Maddin Summers, April 20, 1909.) 25541 and 25542. From Sibpur, Calcutta, India. Presented by Prof. A. T. Gage, superintendent, Royal Botanic Garden. Received June 2, 1909. Seed of each of the following: 25541. TERMINALIA BELLERICA (Gaertn.) Roxb. "A handsome tree, native in southern Asia, the fruits of which, collected when full grown but still unripe, and dried in the sun, form the Beleric myrobalans of commerce. These fruits contain about 12 per cent of tannin, but as a tanning material are inferior to the fruits of the following species." (W. W. Stockierger.) Distribution.—A large tree, found throughout India, and in Ceylon and the Malay Archipelago. 25542. TERMINALIA CHEBULA Retz. "A large deciduous tree, occurring chiefly on the mountains of India. The fruits, known as Chebulic myrobalans, are extensively used in tanning, over 20,000,000 pounds being imported into the United States in 1908 for that purpose. These fruits yield from 30 to 40 per cent tannin, which occurs chiefly in the pulp surrounding the kernel. The tree is occasionally cultivated up to 5,000 feet in the Himalayas. Seedlings grown at Chattanooga, Tenn., were cut down by frost." ( W. W. Stockberger.) Distribution.—A tall [tree, native of India, extending from Kumaon to Ben- gal, and in Ceylon and the Malay Archipelago.

25543. ACACIA CATECHU (L.) Willd. From Saharanpur, United Provinces, India. Presented by Prof. A. T. (rage, superintendent, Royal Botanic Garden, Sibpur, Calcutta. Received June 2, 1909. "A leguminous tree, native of India and Ha>t Africa, naturalized in Jamaica, where it is common in dry locations. It is said to bear some frost and may prove hardy in favorable localities in the southern United States. The extract from the 168 APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1909. 31 25543—Continued. bark and wood forms the drug catechu, and the dyeing and tanning agent cutch." ( W. W. Stockberger.) Distribution.—A medium-sized tree, native of India, being found in the Himalayas from the Punjab to Sikkim, and in Burma. 25544 to 25546. From Alger-Mustapha, Algiers, North Africa. Purchased from Kossier Freres et Soeur. Received May 29, 1909. Plants of each of the following: 25544. CITRUS BERCJAMIA Kisso. "This is the bergamot, grown commercially in some parts of southern Italy for the essential oil which is expressed from the peel of the fruit. This has been imported for the citrus-breeding experiments of the Office of Crop Physiology and Breeding Investigations." (jr. T. Swingle.) 25545. CITRUS NOBILIS Lour. Clementine. See No. 25196 for description. 25546. CLAUCENA LANSIUM (Lour.) Skeels. (Cookia punctata Sonnerat.; Quinaria lansium Lour.; Claucena wampi Oliver.) "This is the well-known wampee which is cultivated for its fruits in southern China. These fruits are said to be of a very agreeable though somewhat aromatic flavor and are about the size of a loquat, though the tree is probably not so hardy. These plants were imported for the breeding experiments of the Office of Crop Physiology and Breeding Investigations." ( W. T. Swingle.) 25547. Kaphionacme utilis Brown &> Stapf. Ecanda rubber. From Ochileso, Africa. Presented by Mr. T. W. Woodside, A. B. C. F. M., Benguella, Angola (via Lisbon). Received June 1, 1909. "A rubber-producing member of the milkweed family, recently described as a new species. (Kew Bulletin, 1908, p. 215.) The genus already includes about 20 species distributed through the subtropical desert regions of the southern part of Africa. The plant may be described as a perennial herb or very low shrub. There is a large, fleshy, flattened, turnip-shaped, perennial root, said to attain a diameter of 5 or 6 inches, though the present supply does not contain roots larger than 4 inches. The other parts of the plant are annual, except for a short stem or crown which produces a succession of short branches, but apparently only one at a time. Temporary roots appear to be sent out from any part of the permanent root. "The structure and habits of growth indicate that the plant behaves in nature as an extreme desert type able to survive with very little water and requiring several years to reach maturity. More favorable conditions might hasten development, but might also have an adverse effect on the amount of rubber produced. The propor- tion of rubber extracted from the fresh roots falls below 1 per cent, too little to jus- tify any assurance of commercial value. But if simple methods of propagation can be learned we may expect to secure strains that contain larger amounts of rubber, through selection and breeding. It is first necessary to ascertain whether the plant can be grown and multiplied in the United States, either from seeds or from cuttings. "The roots should not be buried too deeply, only enough to bring the stem end to the surface of the ground. Soil of a loose, open texture may be preferable, though we have no detailed information regarding the natural conditions." ( 0. F. Cook.) 168 32 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED.

25547—Continued. "I am told that the keeping qualities of the bulb rubber are not good. I do not think that the Portuguese are very competent to decide that matter. The plant bears a pod full of seeds, so that if it proves of value seeds could be had in quantity." ( Woodside.) .Distribution.—An herbaceous perennial, found in the vicinity of Lake Nyassa, in Central Africa.

25561. MEDICAGO SATIVA L. Alfalfa. Received through Prof. N. E. Hansen, of the Agricultural Experiment Station, Brookings, S. Dak., while traveling as an agricultural explorer lor the Depart- ment of Agriculture in 1908. Numbered for convenience in keeping records, June 9, 1909. "(No. 248.) Plants of native alfalfa as grown by the Arabs in the oases of the Desert of Sahara. These I received at Biskra, Algiers, January, 1909." (Ilcmsm.)

25580 to 25591. AVENA SATIVA L. Oat. From Bucharest, Roumania. Presented by Hon. Horace G. Knowles, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, American Legation. Received May 22, 1909. The following seeds: 25580. Duppau. 25586. r rob.sfr i. 25581. Andevbech. 25587. nex&clU •r Xo. 1. 25582. Mezdeag. 25588. Lattar 'it:. 25583. Rucium. 25589. (\omun 25584. Besseller No. 2. 25590. ncyclic>r Xo. .!. 25585. Ligovo. 25591. no)))(hieHt selection. 25592 and 25593. From Sianfu, Shensi, China. Presented by Mr. D. C Sowers, of the Carnegie Institute, Washington, D. C. Received March 31, 1909. Seed of the following: 25592. BRASSICA KAPA L. Turnip. Large flat green. 25593. RAPHANUS SATIVIS L. Radish Red. 25594 and 25595. CUCURBITA PEPO L. Squash. From Japan. Presented by Mr. J. R. Lawrence, Raynham, Mass. Received June 5, 1909. The following seeds: 25594. CJdrimen. 25595. llihisa.

25596 to 25604. ORYZA SATIVA L. Rice. From Port of Spain, Trinidad. Purchased from Mr. F. Evans, acting superintendent, botanical department, Department of Agriculture. Received June IS, 1909. APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1909. 33 25596 to 25604—Continued.

The following varieties: 25596. Mutmuria. 25597. Mutmuria. "Possibly different variety from the above (S. P. I. No. 25596)." 25598. Mutmuria. "Second variety, large grain." 25599. Mutmuria. "Third variety, small grain." 25600. Jorira. 25601. Jarahur. 25602. Jarahan. 25603. Sahandeija. 25604. Jo via.

25605 to 25607. MEDICAGO SATIVA L. Alfalfa. From Mitchell, S. Dak. Presented by Prof. W. A. Wheeler. Received June 7, 1909. Seed of the following; descriptive notes by Mr. J. M. Westgate. 25605. Crimm. Grown from S. D. No. 162. This special lot proved the hardiest of the 2 lots of Grimm alfalfa under test. 25606. Turkestan. Grown from S. D. No. 164. In all the test- made at Brookings and Highmore, S. Dak., this has appeared to be almost if not quite perfectly hardy. The best of all the Turkestan alfalfas tested under South Dakota conditions. 25607. Turkestan. Grown under S. D. No. 240, originally from S. P. I. No. 991. Hardy but not a prolific seeder.

25608. NAGETA ELATA (R. Br.) Muell. From Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Presented by Prof. J. H. Maiden, director, Botanic Gardens. Received June 7, 1909. Distribution.—A large tree, native of southeastern Australia, occurring in Queens- land and New South Wales.

25609. CAESALPINIA SAPPAN L. From Sibpur, Calcutta, India. Presented by Prof. A. T. (Jage, superintendent, Royal Botanic Garden. Received June 8, 1909. "A shrubby leguminous tree bearing showy yellow flowers. Adapted to poor dry lands. 'From its quasi-deciduous character would doubtless endure pretty low tem- peratures' (W. S. Li/on). May prove hardy in the Southern States. The wood, known to commerce as sappan wood, yields a red dye; the bark is used for tanning in India and China. As an ornamental it makes a line hedge." ( W. W. Stockberger.) Distribution.—A native of India and the Malay Archipelago.

25610. IPOMOEA sp. From Belize, British Honduras. Presented by Mr. E. J. F. Campbell, superintendent, Botanical Station. Received June 9, 1909. "Tubers of an indigenous plant, The tubers are eaten by the natives raw and saladlike. It is known by the name of ecmna." 108 34 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED.

25611 to 25618. From Chile. Received through Mr. Jose 1). Husbands, Limavida, Chile, June S, 1909. The following seeds; quoted descriptions by Mr. Husbands. 25611. (TEVUINA AVELLANA Mol. "From the cordilleras of central Chile. Will not grow north of latitude 34°." Distribution.—An evergreen tree, native of the Andes of Chile; cultivated sparingly in California. 25612. JUBAEA CHILENSIS (Mol.) Baill. "Palm of Chile, large tree with very large bunches of nuts." Distribution.—The native palm of Chile, found in the provinces of Quillota and Maule. 25613. PIIRAGMITES VULGARIS (Lam.) B. S. P. "A tall, wide-leaved, reedlike wild grass, used for thatching houses. Eaten by horned cattle. Ornamental.1" 25614 to 25617. PERSEA C.RATISSIMA Gaertn. f. Avocado. " Paltos, Chile classes, of excellent quality, somewhat smaller than those of Peru." 25618. CUCUMIS MELO DUDAIM (L.) Naudin. " Fragrant melon; color yellow with red stripes; eatable; is about the size of an orange; plant like other melons but smaller. Crossed with other melons might give something new." Distribution.—Found in Persia, Egypt, and Algeria, and cultivated in other countries.

25619 and 25620. CITRUS spp. From Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Presented by Mr. Ernest G. E. Scriven, undersecretary, Department of Agriculture and Stock. Received June 10, 1909. 25619. CITRUS AUSTRALIS (Cunn.) Planch. Distribution.—A small tree, native of the southeastern part of Queensland, Australia. 25620. CiTRrs AUSTRALASKA Muell. See S. P. I. No. 21306 for previous introduction and description. Dixtnbntimi.—A shrub, native of the southeastern part of Queensland and tbe northeastern part of New South Wales, in Australia.

25621. A VENA SATIYA L. Oat. From Amasia, Turkey in Asia. Presented by H. Caramanian & Co. Received June 11, 1909. Soldo11 ()ru.

25622 to 25630. The following material received at the Upper Mississippi Valley Plant Introduc- tion Garden, Ames, Iowa. Numbered for convenience in recording distribution, June 11. 1909. APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1909. 35 25622 to 25630—Continued. 25622. PYRUS sp. Pear. "(Iowa Expt. Sta. No. 464, 1906.) Seeds were secured from Mr. W. S. Ament, Peking, China. In his letter Mr. Ament states that the fruit came from a long distance, mostly from the mountain regions." (S. A. Beach.) 25623. PYRUS sp. Pear. "(Iowa Expt. Sta. No. 89, 1907.) Seed received from Mr. H. P. Perkins, Poatingfu, China. In his letter of January 14, 1907, Mr. Perkins says: * I inclose seeds of the only pear that grows in this region. It is far from being an A-l pear but it is large and keeps well into the spring.' " (#. ^1. Beach.) 25624. SOKHUS sp. Mountain ash. " (Iowa Expt. Sta. No. 407,1909.) Native to Alaska. Scions received from Prof. C C. Georgeson, of the Alaska Agricultural Experiment Station, Sitka, Alaska." (S. A. Beach.) 25625. CYDONIA sp. Quince. " (Iowa Expt. Sta. No. 518, 1906.) Seed received from Mr. Paul D. Bergen, Shantung, China." (S. A. Beach.) 25626. MALUS sp. Apple. " (Iowa Expt. Sta. No. 519, 1906.) Seed received from Mr. Paul D. Bergen, Shantung, China." (S. A. BeacJt.) 25627. MALUS sp. Apple. "(Iowa Expt. Sta. No. 461, 1906.) Seed received from Mr. W. S. Ament, Peking, China. In his letter Mr. Ament states that the fruit came from a long distance, mostly from the mountain regions." (S. A. Beach.) 25628. MALUS sp. Apple. "(Iowa Expt. Sta. No. 432, 1906.) Seed received from Mr. H. P. Perkins, Poatingfu, China." (S. A. Beach.) 25629. MALUS SYLVESTRIS Mill. Apple. EiutUne. "This variety originated in Wisconsin, not in northern Iowa, as erroneously stated by Ilansen." It was one of a lot of seedlings grown from seed brought to Fremont, Waupaca County, Wis., largely from Canada. It was introduced by Mr. William A. Springer, of that place. In 1877 Mr. Springer stated that 'it originated many years ago,' b and gave the following description of it: 'Original tree on high, level, dark loam soil. Tree quite upright, but spreading witli age. Fruit quite large, with yellowish green color; quality excellent. Season, February to March.' "It is distinct from the Erelyn, which originated with Mr. A. B. Lyman, Excelsior, Minn., from seed of the Wealthy, and which is a dark-red apple or yellow, striped with red. It is also distinct from a red apple which is being disseminated by Mr. A. I). Barnes, Waupaca, Wis., under the name of Evelyn. "There is a tree of End'tne standing in an orchard which was planted on the grounds of the Iowa Agricultural College about 1877. Haas stock was planted and top-worked about 1878 with scions of the Evaline. This tree is hardy, healthy, and productive. The fruit is above medium to rather large, greenish or yellowish, often with a faint blush, with a good degree of uniformity in size and appearance; flavor subacid; texture and quality superior to that of « "A Study of Northwestern Apples," Bulletin 76, South Dakota Agricultural Ex- periment Station, 1902, p. 49. 6 Iowa Horticultural Society, Report, 1877, pp. 81-83. 108 36 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 25622 to 25630—Continued. Northwestern Greeniny. It bears some resemblance to apples of the Fall Pippin type. As grown at Ames it keeps in ordinary storage till midwinter or later. "Mr. W. T. Macoun, horticulturist of the Central Experimental Farm, Ot- tawa, Canada, to whom samples of the fruit were submitted, wrote Novem- ber 13, 1908: 'I have tested and described the Evaline apple. I consider it to be better than Northwestern Greening in quality. As you say, it approaches very close to the Fall Pippin.1 Col. G. B. Brackett, United States pomologist, from specimens which were sent him, describes the flesh as yellowish, medium fine, breaking, juicy, subacid, pleasant flavored, good to very good in quality. "On account of the uniformity of the fruit in size, appearance, and quality, and because of the hardiness of the variety in tree and fruit-bud, it appears worthy of more extended trial in central and northern Iowa as an early winter or midwinter apple for the home orchard. On the college grounds the variety has made a record for hardiness and fruit-bud, having yielded pretty good crops during the seasons of 1907 and 1908 when many other varieties in the station orchards yielded little or no fruit because their blossom-buds or blossoms were killed by the late freezes." (S. A. Beach in the Report of the Iowa Horticultural Society, 1909.) 25630. MALUS DIVERSIFOLIA (Bong.) Roem. Crab apple. "(Iowa Expt. Sta. No. 406, 1909.) Crab apple, native to Alaska. Received from Prof. C. C. Georgeson, of the Alaska Experiment Station, Sitka, Alaska. In his letter of April 13, 1909, Professor Georgeson remarks: 'So far as I know there are no wild crab apples in the interior, the species Pyrns riv alar is {Mains diver si folia) in confined in Alaska entirely to the coast region of southeastern Alaska.' " (S. A. Beach.)

25631. SEMELE ANDROGYNA (L.) Kunth. From Funchal, Madeira. Presented by Mr. Alaricus Delmard, Monte Palace Hotel. Received June 12 and 14, 1909. Franceschi (Santa Barbara) says that it looks like a gigantic smilax and has dark- green tropical foliage which is likely to be mistaken for some of the Indian climbing palms. Distribution.—An evergreen, climbing vine, native of the Canary Islands, and cultivated as a greenhouse ornamental. 25632 to 25637. From Eritrea, Africa. Presented by Prof. T. Batorate, director, Colonial Agri- cultural Experiment Station, Asmara. Received June 1, 1909. The following seeds: 25632. BARBEYA OLEOIDES Schweinf. Distribution.—A small tree, native of the middle and higher mountainous regions of the northern part of Abyssinia, and the province of Yemen, in Arabia. 25633. CARISSA KDULLS Vahl. Distribution.—A tall shrub, found throughout tropical Africa, from Guinea and Nubia, south to Damara-land and the valley of the Zambezi; also in tropical Arabia. 25634. DIOSPYROS SENEGALENSIS Perrott. 1 OS APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1909. 37 25632 to 25637—Continued. Distribution.—A shrub or tree, from (> to 40 feet high, native of Guinea and Abyssinia and south to Mozambique, in Africa, and of Yemen, in Arabia. The wood, which is much used by the natives, is white and compact, or black in the center, like ebony. 25635. MILLETTIA KEKRUCJINEA (Hochst.) Baker. Distribtit.ion.—A large tree, found in Abyssinia. The powdered seeds ."3 thrown into the wTater to stupify fish, and the tree also furnishes a poison for arrowheads. 25636 and 25637. HYPIIAKNK THEBAICA (L. ) Mart. 25636. From Assab. 25637. From Argodat. DhtrUmtioiu—A palm, native of the valley of the Gambia River in upper Guinea, and of Nubia, Abyssinia, Somalilar.d, and British East Africa in the Nile Valley; also native of extratropical Egypt and Arabia.

25639 and 25640. From Perth, western Australia. Presented by Mr. P. L. Richardson, acting inspector-general of forests, Department of Woods and Forests. Received June 3, 1909. Seed of the following: 25639. XANTHORRHOEA PREISSII Hndl. "This grass-tree, which forms a conspicuous feature of the Australian land- scape, is among those strange members of the rush family that have a decided trunk, or caudex. This species often has a trunk attaining a height of 15 feet, surmounted by a dense, symmetrical crown of foliage, composed of a multi- tude of brittle, linear leaves which spread or curve gracefully in all directions. From the center of this tuft of leaves arises a solitary, scepter-like flower Btalk, terminating in a dense cylindrical spike of numerous, closely packed greenish flowers. This picturesque desert plant is well worth trial in the warmer and more arid regions of the United States." {Extract front Bailey's Cyclopedia of American Horticulture.) Distribution.—A native of western Australia, found from St. Stirling Range to the Vasse and Swan rivers. 25640. NUYTSIA FLORIBUNDA (Labill.) R. Br. A terrestrial tree belonging to the mistletoe family, often 35 feet in height, with spreading branches. The leaves are linear and thick, about 3 inches lohg, or reduced to small scales on the new shoots. The flowers are orange- yellow, in showy racemes, crowded at the ends of the branches. The fruit is a nut I inch long with 3 broad thick wings. Distribution.— It is a native of western Australia, extending from King George's Sound to the Swan and Murchison rivers.

25641. ELEOCHARIS TUBEKOSA (Koxh.) Schultes; <'Water chestnut." From China. Procured by Mr. G. P. Rixford, of this Department, in San Fran- cisco, Cal., from a Chinese importer. Received June 16, 1909. ''The conns or tuberous rhizomes of the above plant are a great favorite with the Chinese. They are mostly eaten raw, but are also sliced and shredded in soups and 108 38 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 25641—Continued, in meat and fish dishes. Foreigners in China grate them and serve them boiled as a winter vegetable, in which state they resemble sweet corn very much in looks and taste. " The plants need a hot summer to mature and are grown on a muck or clayey soil with several inches of standing water on top, very much in the same manner as wet-land rice.'' (Frank N. Meyer.) Distribution.—A native of China, and extensively cultivated there for its tubers.

25642 to 25645. VICIA FABA L. Horse bean. From Malaga, Spain. Presented by Mr. Charles M. Caughy, American consul. Received June 17, 1909. Seeds of the following: 25642. Morada. 25644. Mazayana. 25643. Cochinera (pig). 25645. Tarragona. "These beans are soaked for 12 hours and planted in land which is thoroughly irrigated. No further attention is paid to them until the stalks are about2 feet high. They all occupy about the same time in ripening and in parts of the district there are 3 plantings a year, viz, September, December, and March. " It is impossible to say anything as to their ability to resist frost, as that is not experienced here. "The stalks are fed to stock without any preparation whatsoever except to cut them in short lengths, and have such little value that they are given to those who are willing to take them away." (Caughy.) 25646 to 25648. From Yachow, China. Procured by Mr. H. J. Openshaw. Received June 16, 1909. The following seeds: 25646 and 25647. PJIASEOLUS VULGAKIS L. 25646. Mottled red. 25647. Black. 25648. DOLICHOS LABLAB L. Bonavist bean. Black:

25649 to 25658. GLYCINE HISPIDA (Moench) Maxim. Soy bean. From Newchwang, China. Presented by Mr.. Fred. I). Fisher, American consul. Received June 18, 1909. The following seeds. Quoted notes by Mr. Fisher; descriptions of varieties by Mr. C. V. Piper. 25649 to 25651. "Pai-mei (white eyebrow), from the white scar on the saddle or point of attachment to the pod." These three numbers consist wholly, or mostly, of Ito San. 25649. (Locality unknown.) 25650. From Mukden. 25651. From Kwangning. 25652. " Chin-hnang (golden yellow), from the golden color and more rounded shape of the bean." Subglobose yellow seeds with brown hiluin. 1G8 APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1909. 39 25649 to 25658—Continued. 25653. "Hei-chi (black belly), from the dark-brown scar on the saddle." Yellow subglobose seeds with black hilum. 25654. " CJi'ing-tou. Epidermis green with inside yellow." Yellowish green subglobose seeds. Apparently identical with the Morse variety, No. 19186. 25655. " Ch'ing-tou. Both epidermis and inside green." Subglobose green seeds with black hilum and green embryo. Apparently the Guelph variety. 25656. " Wii-ton.1" Small black seeds with yellow embryos. Apparently two varieties mixed. 25657. 1l Hsiao-wu-tou (small black bean); the bean is somewhat smaller than the following (S. P. I. No. 25658), with a black epidermis and yellow inside." Small black seeds with yellow embryos. 25658. " Ta-wti-tou (large black bean), where the epidermis is black and the inside green." Medium-sized,- subglobose seeds, black with green embryos. Apparently identical with FaircJnld variety, No. 19184.

25659. MANGIFEHA INDICA L. Mango. From province of Baliwag, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. Donald Mac- Intyre, Moanalua Gardens, Honolulu, Hawaii. Received June 19, 1909. Caraboa. "The fruit of this is a little smaller than the one from Carite (S. P. I. No. 24927).'' (Maclntyre.)

25660. ZEA MAYS L. Corn. From Alajuela, Costa Rica. Presented by Mr. Jerome B. Clark, care of Cox & Co., Hacienda "El Brazil." Received May 15, 1909. White.

25665. SEOALE CEREALE L. Rye. From the province of Ekaterinoslav, Russia. Presented by Mr. J. A. Rosen, American Agricultural Bureau of the Government Zemstvo of Ekaterinoslav, Russia, 428 Andrus Building, Minneapolis, Minn. Received March 23, 1909. Petkoff Winter. "This rye is frequently sown in the early part of July, is cut for soiling purposes in September (may also be pastured, but this is not advisable), and produces a crop of grain the following season. If raised for the grain only, it is sown late in September; in this case it usually yields heavier." (Rosen.) 25666 to 25683. From Abyssinia. Presented by Mr. Hubert S. Smiley, Drumalis, Larne, Antrim County, Ireland. Received June 14, 1909. The following seeds: 25666 to 25670. TRITICUM sp. Wheat. 25668. "Grown on clay ground in any part of the country." 25670. " White, grown in the hot country." 25671 and 25672. HORDEUM sp. Barley. 25671. " Grown on high ground." 25672. " Black. Grown on red earth in the cold part of the country." .108 40 SEEDS AND PLANTS 1MPOK1ED.

25666 to 25683—Continued. 25673 and 25674. IIORDEUM VULGAKE L. Barley. 25674. White. 25675 to 25677. ANDROPOCJON SORGHUM ( L.) Brot. Durra. 25675. "Common red-seeded durra of Abyssinia. Identical with No. 24897." {Carlekm R. Ball) 25676. "The common flinty-seeded durra of Abyssinia; seed yellowish, often tinged with brown; very similar to No. 24899. Seed poor and mixed." ( Car let on R. Ball.) 25677. " Same as the above but seed of better quality. This variety has proved enormously heavy and late, as grown in the United States." (('arleton R. Ball.) 25678 and 25679. VICIA FABA L. Horse bean. 25678. Brown. 25679. (ireenish brown. 25680. Pisi:M ARVENSE L. Field pea. 25681. SESAMUM ORIENTALE L. Sesame. Brown. 25682. BRASSICA sp. 25683. PHASEOLTS VULGARIS L. Bean. White. 25684 to 25686. From Lawang, Java. Presented by Mr. M. Buysman. Received June 24, 1909. The following seeds: 25684. CANARIUM COMMUNE L. See No. 20808 for description. Distribution.—A. native of the Malay Archipelago, and cultivated in India. 25685. MUCUNA sp. 25686. MIVUNA sp. (?)

25688 and 25689. BELOU MARMELOS (L.) W. F. Wight. Bael. From Saharanpur, India. Presented by Mr. W. R. Mustoe, superintendent, Government Archaeological (hardens, Lahore, Punjab, India. Received June 28, 1909. Seeds of the following: 25688. Oblong variety. 25689. Small variety. For further description, see No. 24450.

25690 and 25691. PITHHCOLOBIUM DULGK (lioxh.) Benth. From Chinapas, Chihuahua, Mexico. Presented by Mr. Klnier Stearns, botanist, School of Agriculture, O. Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Received June 24, 1909. The following seeds: 25690. Fruit white. 25691. Fruit red or reddish. See No. 23457 for description. Distribution.—A native of Mexico, Nicaragua, and Colombia; cultivated in India and other tropical countries. 168 APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1909. 41

25692. CARICA PAPAYA L. Papaw. From Gonda, United Provinces, India. Presented by Rev. N. L. Rocky. Re- ceived June 28, 1909. "Papita or papaya seed grown in latitute 27° 7/ north, longitude 81° 51/ east. Fruit was about 4 pounds each; tree 16 months old. This seed came from fruit grown in Gonda, the seed of which I obtained originally in Bangalore. I have had trees live and bear for 6 years and continue to freely grow. I see no reason why this luscious fruit should not grow and thrive all along the Gulf and in the islands." (Rocky.)

25694. PITIIECOLOBIUM DULCE (Roxb.) Benth. Guamuchitl. From Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Purchased from Senor Hernandez, Street of the Giant 83J. Received June 28, 1909. See No. 23457 for description, and Nos. 25690 and 25691 for distribution of this species.

25699 to 25701. The following material received at the Upper Mississippi Valley Plant Introduc- tion Garden, Ames, Iowa. Numbered for convenience in recording distribution, June 30, 1909. 25699. CYDONIA sp. Quince. " (Iowa Expt. Sta. No. 518, 1906.) Seed received from Mr. Paul D. Bergen, Shantung, China. In his letter of October 2, 1906, Mr. Bergen says: 'The quince is the regular Shantung species, very good for jelly.' " (S. A. Beach.) 25700. MALUS sp. Apple. " (Iowa Expt. Sta. No. 519, 1906.) Seed received from Mr. Paul D. Bergen, Shantung, China. In his letter of October 2, 1906, Mr. Bergen says: 'These apples are native to this district, and are a small, dark-red, sourish variety. Our climate here is milder considerably than that of Iowa. The country is here so completely cultivated that there is small place for wild fruits of any kind. The Chinese are considerably skilled also in the art of grafting, so that their fruits are very much modified from the ancestral stock.' " (S. A. Beach.) 25701. MALUS sp. Apple. "(Iowa Expt. Sta. No. 432, 1906.) Seed received from Mr. H. P. Perkins, Poatingfu, China, October 12, 1906. In his letter of September 5, 1906, .Mr. Perkins says: 'These are seeds saved from our breakfast apples, which were of 2 or 3 varieties, none of them equal to our best United States summer apples, and I fear they will not answer your purpose, as the winters here are probably far less cold than are yours. This place is near Shanhaikuan, which is the place where the great wall reaches the sea. The fruit region is some 40 miles north (Changli). There are hills there, but I imagine the fruit is grown not very far up the hillsides. We are on a sea bay which usually does not freeze over in the winter. We call all this part of China North China, but nothing inside the great wall is really very far north.' " (S. A. Beach.)

25702 and 25703. ORYZA SATIVA L. Rice. From Saigon, Cochin China. Presented by Mr. Jacob E. Conner, American consul, at the request of consul-general Wilder, of Hongkong, China. Received June 28, 1909. 1G8 42 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED, 25702 and 25703—Continued. Seed of each of the following: 25702. "The nearest we can come to identifying the rice described as Sune- jin is a rice known to the merchants locally as Sun tsim, the translation of which is ' long kernel.' This rice is said to come from Anam." ( Wilder.) "The Balxau, as it is known here, is sometimes called 'Siamese garden rice,' and it commands the highest price in the market. A Chinese rice specialist here told me that it is known also as Sun tsim, which Mr. Wilder says corresponds to the Sunejin. At any rate, it is a fine rice to introduce." (Cornier.) 25703. "The nearest we can come to the variety Patma is Pat nor, the translation of which is 'soft.' This rice is said to come from Tonkin." ( Wilder.) "This variety is called locally Nep, or 'alcohol rice,' is very dark colored, and is the one I suppose which corresponds to Patma and Mr. Wilder called Pat nor.'' ( Conner.) 25704 to 25716. From Poona, Bombay, India. Presented by Mr. M. A. Peacock, Pennellville, N. Y. Received June 24, 1909. The following seeds: 25704. DOLICHOS BIFLORUS L. 25705. PHASEOLUS MAX L. Black. 25706. PHASEOLUS RADIATUS L. Green and brown mixed. 25707. PHASEOLUS ACONITIFOLUTS Jacq. Brown. 25708. CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA (L.) Traub. 25709. CAJAN INDICUM Spreng. Mauve. 25710. LENS ESCULENTA Moench. Lentil. 25711. PISUM ARVENSE L. Field pea. Mottled green. 25712. LATIIYRUS SATIVUS L. 25713. CICER ARIETINUM L. Chick-pea. 25714. VIGNA UNGUICULATA (L.) Walp. Cowpea. Mixed browTn and cream colored seed. 25715. STIZOLOBIUM sp. Mottled gray and brown. 25716. GLYCINE IIISPIDA (Moench) Maxim. Soybean. Yellow. 25717. SCHINOPSIS BALANSAE Engl. From Chaco, Argentina. Presented by Sr. Ing. D. Carlos D. Cirola, University of Agriculture, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires. Received June 19, 1909. ' 'A tree belonging to the family Anacardiacea?. Native in Paraguay, where, accord- ing to Engler, it grows on river banks in impervious clay soil. Said to occur also in eastern and southern Argentine. Known locally as quebracho Colorado, and forms one of the sources of the,quebracho extract used in tanning." ( W. W. Stockberger.) 168 INDEX OF COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES.

Acacia catechu, 25543. Bombax sp., 25530. Acaena sp., 25471. Brassica sp., 25682. Actlnidia arguta, 25195. rapa, 25592. Alfalfa, Aulieata, 25277. Buchanania latifolia, 25527. Baltic, 25537. (Chile), 25483, 25484. Caesalpinia coriaria, 25281. (Germany), 25193, 25194,25257, sappan, 25609. 25264, 25267, 25327. Cajan indicum, 25709. Grimm, 25244, 25605. Canarium commune, 25684. Guaranda, 25221, 25223. Candelillo. See Euphorbia antisiphylitica. Khiva, 25278. Carica papaya, 25692. (Roumania), 25269, 25270. Carissa edulis, 25633. (Sahara), 25561. Carludovica sp., 25534. sand lucern, 25265, 25268. Cashew. See Anacardium occidentale. Turkestan, 25192, 25277 to 25279, Cassava (Brazil), 25198 to 25203. 25606, 25607. Chalcas paniculatus, 25350. Vernoe, 25279. " Chestnut, water." See Eleocharis tube- Amygdalus jiersica, 25309. rosa. Anacardhtm occidentals, 25245. Chick-pea. See Clcer arielinum. Andropogon sorghum, 25328 to 25342,25675 Chloris submutica, 25204. to 25677. Cicer arielinum, 25713. Apple (China), 25626 to 25628, 25700, CUrullus vulgar is, 25504. 25701. Citrus australasica, 25620. Evaline, 25629. australis, 25619. Artichoke, Green Provence, 25524. bergamia, 25544. Perpetual, 25525. decumana, 25506, 25509. Ash, mountain (Alaska), 25624. nobilis, 25545. Astragalus sp., 25510. y^aurantium, 25196. Avena sp., 25365 to 25367. Claucena lansium, 25546. nuda, 25351. Clover, alsike. See Trifolium hybridum. planiculmis, 25352. red. See Trifolium pratense. saliva, 25258, 25259, 25317 to 25326, Corn (Costa Rica), 25660. 25353 to 25360, 25389, 25390, (Peru), 25252. 25518, 25519, 25580 to 25591, Cowpea, Improved Louisiana Wild, 25512. 25621. See also Vigna unguiculata. sterilis, 25361 to 25363. Crab apple (Alaska), 25630. strigosa, 25364. Crinodendron patagua, 25489. Avocado (Chile), 25614 to 25617. Cucumis rnelo, 25464, 25494 to 25503, 25538 Bael. See Belou marmelos. to 25540. Bar bey a oleoides, 25632. dudaiiu, 25618. Barley (Abyssinia), 25671 to 25674. Cucurbita pepo, 25594, 25595. (Palestine), 25260. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba, 25708. Bean, Bonavist. See DoUchos lablab. Cydoniasp., 25625, 25699. horse, 25642 to 25645, 25678, 25679. Cynara scolyrnus, 25524, 25525. Belou marmelos, 25535, 25536, 25688, 25689. Cyphomandra betacea, 25515. 168 43 44 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED.

Daisy, Barberton. See Gerberajamesoni. Malus sp., 25626 to 25628, 25700, 25701. Deschampsia alpina, 25368. diversifolia, 25630. atropurpnrea, 25369 to 25371. sylvestris, 25629. Diospyros senegalensis, 25634. Mangifera indica, 25505, 25659. Divi-divi. See Caesalpinia coriaria. Mango, Caraboa, 25659. Dolichos biflorus, 25704. Gopalbhog, 25505. lablab, 25256, 25440, 25648. Manihot sp., 25198 to 25203. dichotoma, 25507. Eleocharis tuberosa, 25641. Medicago sativa, 25192 to 25194, 25221 to Embothrium coccineum, 25491, 25492. 25223, 25244, 25257, Erodium semenovii, 25205. 25264, 25267, 25269, Eucalyptus trabuti, 25246. 25270, 25277 to 25279, Eucryphia cordifolkt, 25490. 25327, 25483, 25484, Euphorbia antisiphylitica, 25511. 25537, 25561, 25605 to 25607. Eestuca elatior, 25206, 25207. raria, 25265, 25268. arundinacea, 25208, 25209. Melilot (King Island), 25465. spectabilis, 25210, 25211. Melilotussp., 25216. indica, 25465. Galega officinalis, 25481. messanensis, 25213. Geranium, rose. See Pelargonium odora- suaveolens, 25214. tissimum. wolgica, 25215. Gerbera jamesoni, 25513. Melon, fragrant (Chile), 25618. Gevuina avellana, 25611. Millet, pearl. See Pennisetum ameri- Ginger (India), 25315. canum. Gladiolus sp., 25532. (Togo), 25343, 25344. Glycine hispida, 25212, 25437, 25438, Millettia ferruginea, 25635. 25468, 25649 to 25658, 25716. Mucuna sp., 25685, 25686. Grass, rye, Western Wolths, 25522. atropurpurea, 25347. Greigia landbecl'i, 25473. gigantea, 25514. sphacelata, 25476. Muskrnelon (Chile), 25494 to 25503. Guamuchitl. See Pithecolobium dulce. Makuwa-uri, 25464. Gunnera chilensis, 25477. Spanish winter, 25538 to Ilippeastrum vittatuw, 25224. 25540. Hordeum sp., 25260, 25671, 25672. vulgare, 25673, 25674. Nageia data, 25608. Hyphaene thebaica, 25636, 25637. Nuytsia floribunda, 25640. Ilex paraguariensis, 25529. Oat (Austria), 25258. Ipomoea sp., 25250, 25610. (Italy), 25319,25518,25519. jalapa, 25248. (Palestine), 25259. setosa, 25249. (Roumania), 25580 to 25591. sinuata, 25247. (Spain), 25317, 25318, 25320 to 25326, 25351 to 25367, 25389, 25390. Jubaea chilensis, 25612. (Turkey in Asia), 25621. Olea verrucosa, 25520, 25521. Lapageria rosea, 25470. Olive, wild (South Africa), 25520, 25521. Lathyrus sativus, 25517, 25712. Orange, Clementine, 25196. Lecythis usitata, 25435. Oryza sativa, 25469, 25596 to 25604, 25702, Lei tehee. See Litclii chinensis. 25703. Lens esculenta, 25710. Litchi chinensis, 25274. Papaw (India), 25692. Lolium multiflorum, 25522. Pea, chick. See Cicer arietinum. 168 INDEX OF COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES. 45

Pea, field. See Pisum arvense. is balansae, 25717. Peach, Tenshin blood, 25309. Schoenocaulon officinale, 25508. Pear (China), 25622, 25623. Sebadilla. See Schoenocaulon officinale. Pelargonium odoratissimum, 25253. Secale cereale, 25665. Pennlsetum amerlcanum, 25343, 25344. Semele androgyna, 25631. Persea gratlssima, 25614 to 25617. Sesamum orientate, 25681. Phalaris minor, 25217. Silk, vegetable. See Bombax sp. Phaseolus aconitlfolius, 25707. Sob mum zuccagnianum, 25467. angularis, 25255. Sophora macwcarjxi, 25478. calcaratus, 25523. tetraptera, 25479. max, 25705. Sorbus sp., 25624. radiatus, 25516, 25706. Sorghum, durra, red (Abyssinia), 25675. vulgaris, 25218, 25646, 25647, yellowish (Abyssinia), 25683. 25676, 25677. Phleum panicalatum, 25219. (Togo), 25328 to 25342. Phragmites vulgaris, 25613. See also Andropogon sorghum. Physails sp., 25480. Soy bean, brown, 25212. Plnus gerardiana, 25316. (China), 25437, 25438, 25649 to Pisum arvense, 25280, 25439, 25680, 25711. 25658. Pithecolobium duke, 25690, 25691, 25694. Wisconsin Black, 25468. Pomelo, Amoy, 25506. yellow, 25716. See also Citrus decumana. See also Glycine hispid a. Pritchardia paclfica, 25533. Squash (Japan), 25594, 25595. Pyrussp., 25622, 25623. Stizolobium sp., 25197, 25254, 25261 to 25263, 25715. Quebracho Colorado. See Schinopsis bal- Sugar cane (Cuba), 25225 to 25242. ansae. Quince (China), 25625, 25699. Terminalla bellerica, 25541. chebula, 25542. Radish (China), 25593. Raphanus satlvus, 25593. Tree tomato. See Cyphomandra betacea. Raphionacme utilis, 25547. Trlfollum hybrldum, 25485, 25486. Raspberry (Philippine Islands), 25466. pratense, 25266, 25487. Rice, Baixau, 25702. suaveolens, 25276. Triticum sp., 25666 to 25670. (Cochin China), 25702, 25703. Jarahan, 25602. aestivum, 25243. Tumboa balnesil, 25436. Jarahur, 25601. Turnip (China), 25592. Joviva, 25600, Joyia, 25604. Undetermined, 25475, 25482, 25488. Mutmuria, 25596 to 25599. Nep, 25703. Vegetable silk. See Bombax sp. Sahandeya, 25603. Viclafalxt, 25642 to 25(345, 25678, 25679. Szemiu, 25469. Vigna unguiculata, 25512, 25714. (Trinidad), 25596 to 25604. See also Oryzasatiua. " Water chestnut," See Eleoeharis tube- Rollinia emarginata, 25528. rosa. Rubber, Ecanda, 25547. Watermelon (Chile), 25504. Manitoba de Jequu', 25507. Weinmannia trlchospenua, 25493. (Ochilesco), 25547. Wheat (Abyssinia), 25666 to 25670. Rubus sp., 25466. (Korea), 25243. Rumex romassa, 25472. (Palestine), 25260. Rye, Petkoff Winter, 25665. XantJiorrhoea preissli, 25639. Saccharum officinarum, 25225 to 25242. Sallx humboldtiana, 25474. Zea mays, 25252, 25660. Sapucaia nut. See Lecythis usltata. Zlnziber officinale, 25315. 168 o [Continued from page, 2 of cover.] No. 89. Wild Medicinal Plants of the United States. 1906. Price, 5 cents. * * 90. Miscellaneous Papers. 1906. Price, 5 cents* \ • „ 91. Varieties of Tobacco Seed Distributed, etc. 1906. Price, 5 cents. 92. Pate Varieties and Date Culture in Tunis. 1906. 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The Decay of Oranges in Transit from California. 1908. Price, 20 cents. 124. Tbe Prickly Pear as a Farm Crop. 1908. Price, 10 cents. 125. Dry-Land Olive Culture in Northern Africa. 1908. Price, 10 cents. 126. Nomenclature of the Pear. 1908. Price, 30 cents. 127. The Improvement of Mountain Meadows. 1908. Price, 10 cents. 128. Egyptian Cotton in the Southwestern United States. 1908. Price, 15 cents. 129. Barium, a Cause of the Loco-Weed Disease. 1908. Price, 10 cents. 130. Dry-Land Agriculture. 1908. Price, 10 cents. 131. Miscellaneous Papers. 1908. Price, 10 cents. 133. Peach, Apricot, and Prune Kernels as By-Products. 1908. Price, 5 cents. 134. Influence of Soluble Salts, Principally Sodium Chlorid, upon Leaf Structure and Transpiration of Wheat, Oats, and Barley. 1908. Price, 5 cents. 135. Orchard Fruits in Piedmont and Blue Ridge Regions, etc. 1908. Price, 20 cents. 136. Methods and Causes of Evolution. 1908. Price, 10 cents, 137. Seeds and Plants Imported. Inventory No. 14. 1909. Price, 10 cents. 138. The Production of Cigar-Wrapper Tobacco under Shade. 1908. Price, 15 cents. 139. American Medicinal Barks. 1909. Price, 15 cents. 140. "Spineless" Prickly Pears. 1909. Price, 10 cents. . 141. Miscellaneous Papers. 1909. P.rice, 10 cents. 142. Seeds and Plants Imported. Inventory No. 15. 1909. Price, 10 cents. , 143. Principles and Practical Methods of Curing Tobacco. 1909. Price, 10 cents. { 144. Apple Blotch, a Serious Disease of Southern Orchards. 1909. Price, 15 cents. 145. Vegetation Affected by Agriculture in Central America. 1909. Price, 15 cents. 146. The Superiority of Line Breeding over Narrow Breeding. 1909. Price, 10 cents. 147. Suppressed and Intensified Characters in Cotton Hybrids. 1909. Price, 5 cents. 148. Seeds and Plants Imported. Inventory No. 16. 1909. Price, 10 cents. 149. Diseases of Deciduous Forest Trees. 1909. Price, 15 cents. 150. The Wild Alfalfas and Clovers of Siberia. 1909. Price, 10 cents. 151. Fruits Recommended for Cultivation. 1909. Price, 15 cents. 152. The Loose Smuts of Barley and Wheat. 1909. Price, 15 cents. 153. Seeds and Plants Imported. Inventory No. 17. 1909. Price, 10 cents. 154. Farm Water Supplies of Minnesota. 1909. Price, 15 cents. 155. The Control of Black-Rot of the Grape. 1909. Price, 15 cents. 156. A Study of Diversity in Egyptian Cotton. 1909. Price, 15 cents. 157. The Truckee-Carson Experiment Farm. 1909. Price, 10 cents. 158. The Root-Rot of Tobacco Caused by Thielavia Basicola. 1909. Price, 15 cents. 159. Local Adjustment of Cotton Varieties. 1909. Price, 10 cents. 160. Italian Lemons and Their By-Produets. 1909. Price. 15 cents. 161. A New Type of Indiaii Corn from China. 1909. Price, — cents. 162. Seeds and Plants Imported. Inventory No. 18. 1909. Price, — cents. 163. Varieties of American Upland Cotton. [In press.] 164. Promising Root Crops for the South. [In press.] 165. Application of Principles of Heredity to Plant Breeding. [In press.] 166. The Mistletoe Pest in the Southwest. [In press.] 167. New Methods of Plant Breeding. [In press.] 168